In September last year, in Takamatsu City, the Takamatsu District Court said to a mother who was accused of leaving two young children in a car and killed her from heat stroke. It should be selfish and strongly criticized, "he sentenced to six years in prison.
Maria Takeuchi (27) of Takamatsu City was a kindergarten child and eldest daughter Mayuri (6) and her second daughter in a car parked in an outdoor parking lot in the city to drink alcohol at a bar last September. Yurie-chan (3) was left behind for about 15 hours and was accused of abandoning the protection officer for killing two people from heat stroke.
In previous lay judge trials, the prosecutor's office sentenced him to six years in prison, saying that "the motive for wanting to drink without being known by his family is too selfish," while the defendant said, "I am tired of childcare and my mental condition is related to my family. It wasn't good, "he asked for a lighter sentence.
In a ruling on the 19th, Takamatsu District Court Judge Akio Shortcut said, "The result of the death of two young children is too serious. The crime of repeatedly leaving them in the car for drinking etc. Even with the stress and loneliness, the motive should be selfish and strongly criticized, "he said, sentenced to six years in prison, the same as the prosecution's sentence.