A clinic was set on fire in a building in Osaka, killing 25 people involved, on the 17th, a month after the outbreak.


Investigations so far have revealed that the suspect has not been identified with a friendship for several years before the incident.

Police are investigating the case, assuming that many people were involved in the incident while being isolated from society.

On the 17th of last month, 25 people involved were killed and one was seriously injured in the arson of a clinic entering a building in Sonezakishinchi, Kita-ku, Osaka.



Police are investigating Morio Tanimoto (61 at the time) who died in the incident on suspicion of murder and arson, but no trouble was found with the clinic and the motive is unknown.



Police continued to listen to the suspect's acquaintances, but police said they couldn't find anyone with whom they had a friendship for several years before the incident.



The suspect's smartphone did not have a single phone book entry, and only the gas company and the telephone company were calling, and there was no call history indicating a friendship.



Also, before the incident, the house he owned was temporarily seized due to tax delinquency, and the balance of his account became zero, which meant that he was in financial distress.



The police are investigating the suspect Tanimoto, who suspected that he had caused an incident in which he was trying to die himself with many people involved, while he was isolated from society, and plans to send documents in the future.

“The director has worked hard to get close to the patient”

大阪 吹田市にある「自立センターえさか」は、リワークプログラムを専門に行う事業所で、医療機関とも連携しながら心の病で休職している人などの職場復帰を支援しています。



与えられた課題について意見を交わし、コミュニケーション能力を養うワークショップや、参加者の悩みなどに耳を傾ける面談を通して、それぞれの状況に合わせたサポートを行っているということです。



代表の高木学さん（60）は、2年ほど前、事業所に通っていた人に事件の起きたクリニックの患者がいたことがきっかけで、事件で亡くなった院長の西澤弘太郎さん（49）と知り合いました。



西澤さんは、高木さんの事業所の薬になるべく頼らずに復帰につなげようという方針に共感し、事業所が発行する会報を購読していたといいます。



そして去年10月には、クリニックが行っているリワークプログラムで高木さんに出前講座を開いてほしいと依頼してきたということです。



高木さんは西澤さんの人柄について、「腰が低くとても優しい性格で、人に寄り添うタイプでした。患者さんのために非常に多くの時間を費やしていたと思います。一方で頭の回転が速く、物事を次々に進めていく印象もありました」と話しています。



高木さんは、事件の前の週の先月6日に西澤さんのクリニックを訪れ、12人の患者を前に講座を開きました。



心の病から職場に復帰した事業所の女性スタッフのケースを話したということですが、患者たちは熱心に耳を傾け、「どうしたら働けるようになるのか」といった質問が相次いだということです。



講座の後、高木さんは西澤さんから、参加していた2人の患者が事業所での受け入れを希望しているという話を聞きます。



このうちの1人が、今回の事件で犠牲となった30代の男性でした。



It is said that the man visited the office for two days in a row from the day after the lecture and was eager to return.



And the incident happened as soon as I was preparing for this month's acceptance.



Mr. Takagi said, "It seems that men used to be salesmen, and they had strong eyes and good energy, and I thought that they were the closest to returning to work among the patients who participated in the course. I was hoping to talk with Dr. Nishizawa about whether I should support him, so I'm sorry if I could move to this place sooner. "



Mr. Nishizawa also passed away, and it is no longer possible to support people who are aiming to return to work together, but Mr. Takagi is said to have reaffirmed the importance of the rework program in the wake of this incident.



By continuing to provide support, we hope to eliminate the prejudice against patients who are concerned about the incident, and to respond to the earnest desire to work again by being close to each and every one of us.



Mr. Takagi said, "Anyone can have a mental illness, and if you work hard on treatment, you will be able to work again. I think it is my duty to continue to prove that. I would like to continue to support the patient by keeping in mind the fact that he has been close to the patient. "

A woman who came to donate flowers “to break within herself”

One month before the incident, there were people visiting the building where the clinic at the site was located to offer flowers.



Of these, a 28-year-old woman who attended the clinic from an adult said, "I am not good at speaking, but the director, Professor Nishizawa, was a kind teacher who always waited for my words. There was a teacher. Thanks to that, I am still able to continue working, so I am full of gratitude. Immediately after the incident, I was so shocked that I couldn't visit this place, but today I turned to the flowers and separated myself. I came with the idea that I would do my best from now on. "