In the trial of the defendant Sarunosuke Ichikawa, a kabuki actor, who was accused of helping his parents commit suicide by taking sleeping pills, he was sentenced to three years in prison and five years of probation by the 21st.
Kabuki actor Sarunosuke Ichikawa, real name Takahiko Kikuma, 47, was charged with assisted suicide in May for allegedly helping his father, Danshiro Ichikawa, 5, and his 76-year-old mother, to take sleeping pills.
In this trial, the Tokyo District Court sentenced him to three years in prison and five years of probation on November 75, saying, "I cannot take criminal responsibility lightly, but I have vowed not to commit a crime again," and according to the Tokyo District Court, it was confirmed by the 11st.
After the sentencing, Sarunosuke said, "Even though I made this decision in the depths of my heartbreak, I feel indescribable guilt for involving my father and mother, who have always watched over me, and for inflicting irreparable wounds on many people, including the kabuki world. I commented.