Category: Crime

by Michael Gillan Peckitt October 8, 2023 1
Care Crime Disability Japan Megumi Corporation

Aichi-based Care for Disabled Management Company ‘Megumi’ to be Investigated over Alleged Overcharging and Fraud

In an interview with Kyodo News, several former employees of the ‘Megumi’ Corporation, a major operator of group homes for the disabled that has been found to have overcharged residents for food, testified that the company had created false service provision records that differed from the actual situation and that the entire organization had been receiving improper compensation for welfare and medical services for the disabled.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt September 20, 2023 1
Crime Disability Intellectual disabilities Japan

“There was no one I could talk to about my worries”: Mother admits charges for strangling son with a severe intellectual disability to death

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.”

by Michael Gillan Peckitt September 19, 2023 Number of comments0
Crime Disability Elderly Intellectual disabilities Japan

‘Osaka Model’ for aiding disabled lawbreakers reaches crossroads

Under the system, welfare and other workers assist in defense lawyers’ activities in the investigation and court hearing stages and propose rehabilitation support plans suitable for the defendants in terms of their disabilities and characteristics.

The system, dubbed the “Osaka Model,” has achieved some results, but seems to have reached a turning point as it faces challenges to secure welfare and other personnel.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt September 12, 2023 Number of comments0
Crime Disability Elderly Euthanasia Japan Podcast

Disability News Japan Podcast: Obsession to care for disabled wife by himself led man to kill her

It was a chilling act, and one with an unusual motive. The death of the 79-year-old woman was not a mercy killing. The husband bore no ill-feelings toward her, nor did he feel overburdened by caring for her for about 40 years. Instead, he stubbornly felt that he, and he alone, should be the one tending to the needs of his beloved partner, even when he became too weak to do the job.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt September 11, 2023 1
Assisted Dying Crime Disability Euthanasia Japan

Obsession to care for disabled wife by himself led man to kill her

It was a chilling act, and one with an unusual motive.
The death of the 79-year-old woman was not a mercy killing. The husband bore no ill-feelings toward her, nor did he feel overburdened by caring for her for about 40 years.
Instead, he stubbornly felt that he, and he alone, should be the one tending to the needs of his beloved partner, even when he became too weak to do the job.