Accused in Sagamihara trial: ‘I would like to remove my lawyer’
“The lawyers and my ideas are the exact opposite, not a claim of insanity” whilst explaining why he wants his lawyers to be fired.
Category: Sagamihara
Sagamihara care home accused “strongly invited” acquaintances to “cooperate” in attack
“He began to talk about the killing method about two months before the incident. I had been involved in the conversation whilst I thought it was a delusion, but the content was gradually becoming more realistic I was scared…After that, I was strongly invited by the defendant to cooperate but declined. “
Friends of Sagamihara care home massacre accused say he started saying ‘kill the disabled’ six months before the incident
Lawyers read the testimony given by friends of the defandant who stipulate that he “started saying ‘kill the disabled’ six months before the incident.”
Father of named Sagamihara Victim Kazuya Ono speaks about pity of “no reaction” from defendant after son’s name was mentioned in court
Takashi Ono said that he was sitting in a seat where he could see Uematsu, and said: “They read my son’s real name as Kazuya Ono. But it was a pity that there was no reaction. ”
Sagamihara massacre trial defendant’s former partner testifies to change in defendant’s attitude towards care home residents
The defendant’s former partner said that the defendant referred to the residents of the Tsukui Lily Garden care facility as “cute” two years before the incident, but that his way of describing the residents became more severe about seven months before the incident, that he began to speak of people with disabilities as “unproductive.”
Experiences of the Sagamihara Victims heard in Court
On the 16th, the fourth day of hearings was held at the Yokohama District Court. Prosecutors read the statements of the bereaved families of all 19 victims in the court.
Unconvinced that words were enough, Sagamihara defendant tried to bite off little finger as he “thought it was the best way to do it.”
“I couldn’t be convinced by a verbal apology alone, I thought it was the best way to do it. It was an action I thought about and was confused. I had been thinking about doing this about two years ago.”
A Summary of the First Few Days of the ‘Sagamihara Massacre’ Trial
Monday 13th January was a national holiday in Japan, it was ‘Coming of Age Day’, so with some other public services, the courts did not sit in Japan. Barrier Free Japan felt this was a good time to recount the first few days in ‘Sagamihara Massacre’ trial, and offer a kind of ‘timeline’ of the trial thus far.
Experiences of the only named Sagamihara victim, Kazuya Ono, are heard in court
An account of an injured victim was heard, Kazuya Ono (46), who is the only victim to be referred to by his real name in ttrial, was referred to as Mr. Ono. Kazuya Ono (46). He was severely injured by a knife, which led to a police report being filed immediately after the incident.
Sagamihara care home massacre accused asked if someone could talk when choosing victim, employee recounts
A statement was taken by from an employee who was detained by the defendant. The employee testified that the defendant would ask if a potential victim could talk when choosing whether to attack them.
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