In Tsuruga City, Fukui Prefecture, a 73-year-old defendant was accused of murdering a 70-year-old husband and his parents-in-law in their 90s. On the 7th, he was sentenced to 18 years in prison following the first trial.
Masako Kishimoto, 73, was accused of murdering her husband in her 70s and her parents-in-law in her 90s at her home in Tsuruga City in November.
In the trial, one person continued to care for three people, and the degree of criminal liability of the defendant who had developed adjustment disorder due to the burden was an issue, but the first trial was sentenced to 18 years in prison in January. After handing down, the defendant appealed, claiming that the sentence was too heavy.
In the judgment of the second trial on the 7th, Judge Hiroshi Mori of the Kanazawa Branch of the Nagoya High Court found that he was fully responsible, saying, "It is clear that the defendant was fully aware of the illegality and unethical nature." bottom.
On top of that, "There was financial reserve and help from relatives, and from an objective point of view, it was not necessary for one person to bear the burden and responsibility. A heavy responsibility is appropriate compared to general long-term care murder." He was sentenced to 18 years in prison following the first trial.