Four years ago, a police officer was killed with a knife at a police box in Toyama City, and a former SDF officer was accused of killing a guard with his pistol. It will be handed down at the branch.
The first trial has sentenced to life imprisonment without applying the murder-robbery charge to the death penalty, and the judgment of the second trial is noteworthy.
In June 2018, former SDF officer Keidai Shimazu (25) stabbed a 46-year-old male inspector with a knife and killed him at the Okuda police box in Toyama City, and was in front of the school gate of a nearby elementary school using his fist gun. He was charged with murder and robbery for shooting and killing a 68-year-old security guard man.
In March last year, the prosecutor's office sought the death penalty, but pointed out that "the possibility that the intention to take a fist gun after killing a police officer could not be ruled out" was pointed out, and the murder-robbery was not applied. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for theft and was appealed by both the prosecution and the defendant himself.
At the second trial held at the Kanazawa branch of the Nagoya High Court, the prosecution reiterated that the murder-robbery was established, saying that "the defendant had the purpose of stealing a pistol," while the defendant demanded the death penalty. The criminal liability was significantly reduced due to the effects of autism spectrum disease, "he said, calling for a lighter sentence.
The judgment of the second trial will be handed down at 2:00 pm on the 24th.
Mr. Nakamura's wife who was murdered
The wife of security guard Shinichi Nakamura (68 at the time), who was shot and killed by a pistol before the decision of the second trial, responded to the interview.
Regarding Mr. Nakamura, who died in this, "I was with him 365 days a year, except for work. So I still feel like I'm talking a lot and laughing. People around me often say," Strong. I'm told, but I think I can do my best because my husband is always there. "
In the trial, her wife wanted the truth of the case to be told from the mouth of former SDF defendant Keidai Shimazu (25), but in the first instance, she remained silent from beginning to end and testified about her motives. did not do it.
Regarding Defendant Shimazu, "I still hate it, and I regret that my husband was killed. I want him to carry that feeling with us, so I want him to realize the significance of what he has done as soon as possible. I don't think I'll forgive until I die, until my daughter and grandchildren die. "