Mito is the first trial of a 23-year-old defendant who has been accused of murdering a couple in their 70s with a stab at a house in Yachiyo-cho, Ibaraki Prefecture, murdering her husband and injuring her wife. Held in the district court, the defendant denied what was charged with "doing nothing."
Nguyen Din Hai, a 23-year-old agricultural trainee of Vietnamese nationality, invaded a house in Hiratsuka, Yachiyo-cho in August, and stabbed the chest of Isao Osato (76 at the time), who lives in this house, with a knife. He has been accused of murder, attempted murder, and trespassing for murdering and seriously injuring his wife.
At the first trial held at the Mito District Court on the 9th, Nguyen denied the charges, stating that he was "doing nothing."
In the opening statement that followed, the prosecution said, "In addition to the footsteps of the defendant with blood on the scene, I bought a kitchen knife of the same type as the weapon the day before the incident. There was. "
On the other hand, the defense said, "I was near the scene with another trainee who lived with me to steal watermelons and vegetables, but the trainee entered the house at the scene with a kitchen knife. Immediately after the incident, I took the kitchen knife. I went into the house in search, but the defendant was not the culprit, "he pleaded not guilty of murder and attempted murder.
The ruling will be handed down on the 10th of next month.