In July last year, in Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture, a mother was accused of leaving two young siblings to die in her car, and the Odawara branch of the Yokohama District Court said, "The result of the two deaths is serious. It cannot be denied that misfortune overlapped," he was sentenced to three years and six months in prison.
Defendant Rena Nagasawa (22) left her eldest daughter Himenagi (2) and younger brother Kosho (1) in the car when she visited her boyfriend's house in Atsugi City last July. He was accused of abandoning a person in charge of protection and causing death due to heat stroke.
In the ruling on the 8th, Nobuo Kiyama, presiding judge of the Odawara branch of the Yokohama District Court, said, ``I was turning on the air conditioner in the car, but I never checked on the child and gave priority to being with my partner. We will not escape condemnation, and the consequences will be grave."
On the other hand, he said, ``It cannot be denied that there was a combination of misfortunes, such as having excessive expectations for air conditioning. It's not particularly heavy," and sentenced to 3 years and 6 months in prison against the request for 8 years in prison.
After the sentence, the presiding judge said, ``There are many things I don't know as a mother or as an adult, so I want you to broaden your world and social experiences and rehabilitate yourself.'' .