Sagamihara massacre highlights stigma regarding disability in Kobe
The Sagamihara case and the Kobe abuse case revealed the plight of people with mental disabilities.
Category: Sagamihara
Name of care home where disabled residents were killed and injured registered with Japanese Sign Language Institute
As the disability welfare facility in Kanagawa; where 19 disabled residents and 26 others were injured by Satoshi Uematsu in July 2016, is rebuilt in a new location, part of the name of the old facility “Yamayuri” was registered with the Japanese Sign Language Institute on March 27 so that the massacre is not forgotten.
As death sentence is finalized, Sagamihara killer says he was “wrong to continue the trial”
The death penalty was handed down to Satoshi Uematsu on March 16 for killing 19 residents at a facility for the intellectually disabled in Sagamihara , and later his lawyer dropped the appeal and the death penalty was finalized. “I was wrong to continue the trial, but there was a conflict in my heart,” Uematsu said.
Death Sentence to Become Final for Sagamihara Care Home Killer
The sentence is set to become final at midnight (3 p.m. GMT) as Monday is the deadline for filing an appeal. It is rare for a capital punishment sentence to be finalized after only the first trial.
Appeal against death sentence dropped in Sagamihara Massacre case, death penalty to be finalized at midnight on March 31
Uematsu’s lawyer had appealed the ruling to the Tokyo High Court on March 27, but according to the court, Uematsu withdrew the appeal on March 30.
Sagamihara killer’s defense team to apply to appeal death sentence
The defense team acting on behalf of a former care home employee, Satoshi Uematsu (30), who was sentenced to death for killing 19 disabled people and injuring 24 others at a care home in Sagamihara City, applied to appeal the sentence on Wednesday 25th March.
As deadline approaches, Sagamihara killer re-states that he will not appeal death sentence
Satoshi Uematsu, aged 30, was found guilty on March 16 and sentenced to death. The deadline to appeal the sentence is March 30.
