Four years ago, a 4-year-old boy was assaulted and killed in a room in an apartment in Yokohama. Interviews with investigators revealed that there were marks of strong impact.


He denies the allegations against the investigation.

In January 2018, Masaya Uchida (30), who lives in Midori Ward, Yokohama City, assaulted Kanoshiro Konno (4 years old at the time), the eldest son of a woman he was dating at the time, in an apartment in Tsurumi Ward, Yokohama City. In addition, he was arrested on the 24th on suspicion of causing death by causing him to die.



According to investigative sources, after examining the body of Shiro Kano in detail, there were no visible wounds on his head, but there were marks from a strong impact.



Also, four months before the incident, when the mother consulted with the police that ``the partner hit the child,'' Shiro Kano's forehead was swollen. It means that he explained that



In response to the investigation, the police are investigating the details of the incident, saying that they have denied the allegations, saying that they did not commit assault.

background of the incident

Five years ago, in September 2017, Kanoshiro Konno (4 years old at the time), his mother, and suspect Uchida, who passed away, lived together in an apartment in Tsurumi Ward, Yokohama City.

Nursery school consults with ward

On September 21, 2017, the nursery school Kano Shiro-kun attended contacted the Child and Family Support Division in Tsurumi Ward, Yokohama City, saying, "Kanoshiro-kun has wounds and bruises on his body." .

Mother consults with the station

Eight days later, on September 29, this time, his mother and grandparents visited the Tsurumi Police Station with Shiro Kano, and said, "I want to break up with my boyfriend because he hits our children. Please be careful." That's it.



At that time, Shiro Kano's forehead was swollen, and he told the police that he was afraid of being beaten.



On the day of the consultation, the police directly warned the suspect, and at this time, the suspect said, "I hit him at the right time."

Evacuate to home and live together again

His mother and Shiro Kano left the apartment and returned to their parents' house on the same day they consulted with the police.

Notification from the police to the child guidance center

About a month later, on October 25, the police, who had been consulted by the mother, reported the abuse to the Yokohama City Child Guidance Center.

Accreditation of abuse was 5 days before the incident

The city's child guidance center and the person in charge of the ward received information from the nursery school and the police, visited the home, listened to Shiro Kano's mother, and confirmed the child's condition through the nursery school.



On January 18, 2018, about four months after the consultation and report, the Child Guidance Center recognized physical abuse.



It was five days before the incident happened.

Died without temporary protection

Even after the abuse was recognized, the child guidance center did not provide temporary protection, and the reason for this was, "We recognized that response was necessary, but we did not judge that protection was necessary as a risk judgment." I'm explaining.



Although the timing is unknown, Shiro Kano began living together with his mother and the suspect in the apartment in Tsurumi Ward where the incident happened.



And on January 23, he was taken from this apartment to the hospital in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest, and two days later he died.