The ninth trial of Iwao Hakamada, who was sentenced to death for the murder of a family of four in Shizuoka Prefecture 58 years ago, was held on the 15th. Both the prosecution and the defense team presented new evidence and argued over the clothing issue.
The retrial of Iwao Hakamada (87), who was sentenced to death for the murder of four members of a family at a miso manufacturing company in what is now Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka City in 1966, 58 years ago, is being held for the ninth time at the Shizuoka District Court. It was done.
In the retrial, the prosecution argued that ``Mr. Hakamada hid the five pieces of clothing'' that were stained with blood, which were found in a miso tank near the crime scene 1 year and 2 months after the incident, but the defense The group claims, ``If the clothing remains in the miso for a long time, the redness of the blood stains will disappear.There is a suspicion that the clothing was fabricated by the investigative agency,'' and this has become the biggest point of contention.
Regarding this issue, on the 15th, the prosecution submitted a ``joint expert opinion report'' by seven forensic scientists as new evidence, indicating that there was a high possibility that there was almost no oxygen at the bottom of the miso tank at the time of the incident, and the blood stains did not oxidize. , claimed that redness may have remained.
On the other hand, the defense team submitted a new opinion written by two forensic experts, arguing that ``the tank was exposed to sufficient air for at least 20 days, and it cannot be said that there was almost no oxygen.'' did.
Next month, interviews will be held with forensic scientists and other witnesses requested by the prosecution and defense team.