It has been three years since the death of a fourth-grade girl in Noda City, Chiba Prefecture, after being abused, and staff at the Chiba Prefectural Office offered a silent prayer.
On January 24, three years ago, Shinai Kurihara (10 at the time), a fourth-year elementary school student in Noda City, was found dead in the bathroom at home, and was killed by taking a cold shower. His father, Yuichiro, was sentenced to 16 years in prison by the Tokyo High Court in the second trial last March (44).
On the 24th of the anniversary of his death, a staff member of the Child and Family Affairs Division, which has jurisdiction over the Child Guidance Center, offered a silent prayer at the Chiba Prefectural Office.
Kaoru Shinozuka said, "For the past three years, we have been working on countermeasures based on the reflection that we could not save the future life suffering from abuse. We staff are responsible for the life and future of each child. I would like to remind myself of this again. "
In addition, my paternal grandmother said, "I have never forgotten Shinai-chan, and I have been working together every day to help her sleep peacefully. I will never lose my regret that I couldn't help. I am deeply grateful to the whole family for making me sad about her death. "