The Supreme Court on the trial of Chisako Kake, who was sentenced to death in the first and second trials for murdering three men by having four men, including her husband, drink cyanide in Kyoto, Osaka, and Hyogo. Decided to hold an argument in June to hear claims from both the prosecution and the lawyer.
Defendant Chisako Kake (74) murdered four elderly men who had a husband or an intimate relationship in Kyoto, Osaka, and Hyogo from 2007 to 2013 for drinking cyanide and killing three. Is accused of.
While the defendant's lawyer pleaded not guilty, the Kyoto District Court of the first instance said in 2017, "I have a cyanide compound that is difficult to obtain, and I was eating together before the victims died, and the criminal I can't think of anything other than the defendant, "he said.
In the second trial, the lawyer insisted that "the defendant's dementia has progressed and he is not ready to be tried," but the Osaka High Court rejected this and sentenced him to death as in the first trial.
The Supreme Court's Third Small Court has decided to hold an argument on June 8 to hear the opinions of both parties.
The ruling is expected to be handed down around the summer.