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.
Category: Sagamihara
Documents and materials relating to Sagamihara care home killings to be permanently preserved
Sagamihara City Information Disclosure Division Manager Kazuaki Yamaguchi said, “It was a serious incident, and we believe that it is the government’s responsibility to ensure that it can be verified in the future and that such incidents will never occur again.”
Sagamihara Massacre defendant receives death penalty
The Yokohama District Court has sentenced Satoshi Uematsu (30) to death for killing 19 residents and injuring 26 others at a care home in Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture in July 2016.
Judgment in Sagamihara Care Killings Trial to be given on March 16th
On March 16, 2020, the judgment on the Sagamihara Disability Killing Case will be given. It was a turbulent trial to the end, with two judges resigning after its conclusion. The defendant Uematsu has stated that he will not appeal the death sentence, so the sentence may be fixed and the Sagamihara case may be ended.
Defendant in 2016 care home massacre trial says he will not appeal ruling
A man on trial for murdering 19 residents and injuring 26 other people at a care home for the mentally disabled in a 2016 knife rampage said Wednesday he will not appeal regardless of the ruling.
NHK Reports prosecutors seeking the death penalty for care home massacre suspect [Video in English]
The trial of a man accused of killing 19 people and injuring 24 others at a care home in Sagamihara City on July 26th 2016, resumed on February 12. The family and others came to court to discuss their feelings about the incident.
Death penalty sought for man who killed 19 care home residents
Prosecutors on Monday demanded capital punishment for a man charged with murdering 19 residents and injuring 26 other people at a care home for the mentally disabled near Tokyo, in a 2016 knife rampage.
Mothers of Care Home Massacre victims are heard in court
A lawyer read the thoughts of a 43-year-old mother called “Ko S’ in court said, “The defendant said “Disabled people create misfortune,” but they made happiness, not misfortune. There was struggle, but struggle and misfortune are different. I want to make it a better place to live, so that these incidents never happen again. “
Brother of Care Home Massacre victim says in court: “I’m asking the defendant for the death penalty”
The brother of a sixty year old woman who died in the attack bowed deeply toward the defendant and then asked the defendant for the death penalty.
Physician states Care Home Massacre accused was “in a state of cannabis abuse”
The physician stated, “The defendant had used cannabis frequently for about a year before the incident, and was in a state of cannabis abuse.”
