Disability News Japan Podcast: The Pre-Visiting Tokyo Podcast

By Barrier Free Japan

September 23 2023

JAPAN – A jury trial began on September 20th at the Okayama District Court for a mother accused of strangling and killing her 8-year-old son, who was severely intellectually disabled, in Wake Town, Okayama Prefecture in June 2022. The mother admitted to the indictment, saying, “There is no doubt.”

Episode Notes: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2023/09/20/there-was-no-one-i-could-talk-to-about-my-worries-mother-admits-charges-for-strangling-son-with-a-severe-intellectual-disability-to-death/