The prosecutor's office sentenced the eldest son of a junior high school student to seven years in prison for his father-in-law, who was accused of putting tires on the railroad tracks in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, saying that he was "blaming his child." I was sentenced.
On the other hand, the defense pleaded not guilty in part, saying that the eldest son left the tires alone, and demanded a suspended sentence.
An unemployed 47-year-old father in Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu City, had his eldest son-in-law, who was in the first year of junior high school at the time, put concrete blocks and tires on the streets and railroad tracks in the city, and lit a farm equipment hut to burn it. , Detergent and shoplifting of rice, etc., are accused of danger of traffic of electric trains, damage to property, and theft.
In previous trials, his father said, "I didn't expect my eldest son to put anything on the railroad tracks or set fire to the hut," claiming that he did some of it alone.
On the other hand, the eldest son who testified in court as a witness said, "I did everything myself. I had decided the method with my father before the crime."
At a trial held at the Hamamatsu branch of the Shizuoka District Court on the 28th, the prosecution said, "The statement of my eldest son is rational. He was a fun criminal who was doing half-heartedly to kill time at night, and blamed his child for responsibility. Criminal liability is serious, "he sentenced his father to seven years in prison.
In response, the defense pleaded not guilty to some crimes such as the danger of electric train traffic and damage to property, saying that "some of the eldest son and father have not talked" and demanded a suspended sentence. I did.
The verdict will be handed down on March 17th.
In this case, the eldest son had been sent to the juvenile training school after being tried by a family court, and his mother was also charged and convicted with a suspended sentence.