
妻を暴行して死なせ遺体を遺棄したとして傷害致死罪などに問われた黒木佳史被告に対し、大阪地裁は求刑を上回る懲役12年6月の判決を言い渡した。弁護側の無罪主張は退けられた。
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黒木被告は妻のいずみさんを暴行し死亡させ、遺体を遺棄したとして傷害致死罪などに問われていた。遺体は発見されていない。
妻を暴行して死なせ、遺体を遺棄したとして、傷害致死罪などに問われた黒木佳史被告(36)の裁判員裁判の判決が20日、大阪地裁であった。辛島明裁判長は弁護側の無罪主張を退け、求刑を上回る懲役12年6月(求刑懲役12年)を言い渡した。
妻いずみさん=当時(52)=の遺体は見つかっておらず、弁護側は「死亡していない可能性がある」と主張。被告は一貫して黙秘した。
判決で辛島裁判長は、隣人が物音や女性の悲鳴を聞いたと証言したことや、自宅から血痕が検出されたことから、黒木被告が死亡させたと認定。「暴行は非常に悪質で、人命が奪われたことは極めて重大」と非難した。
判決によると、黒木被告は2024年5月、いずみさんに暴行して死亡させ、同6月に遺体を遺棄した。

On the 20th, the organization organizing Saidaiji Eyo (Naked Festival), a nationally designated Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property, decided to cancel next year's ``Treasure Tree Competition'' following the deaths of two participants at this year's festival. It was determined that it would be difficult to prepare for the event while taking all possible safety measures.

At around 9:50 a.m. on the 20th, a 60-year-old company executive was stabbed with a knife on the sidewalk on the north side of the Osaka District Court in Nishitenma, Kita Ward, Osaka City, resulting in serious injuries. Osaka Prefectural Police Tenma Police Station announced that the suspect, Hiroshi Furusugi (67), a self-employed man who turned himself in immediately after the incident, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and that he had admitted to the charge. The area surrounding the scene is full of law offices and restaurants, and a man who was inside the courthouse testified that he saw a large pool of blood.

The Joint Investigation Headquarters of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and Hyogo Prefectural Police re-arrested Kei Fudaba, 51, a company employee from Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture, on suspicion of violating the Weapons Manufacturing Act for manufacturing handguns that can fire live ammunition and have the ability to kill without a license. The suspect stated that he was ``interested in the structure of real guns.''

A jury trial was held at the Mito District Court for a 42-year-old mother accused of murder for stabbing her two children to death in an apartment in Mito City three years ago, and the defendant was questioned for the second time. The defendant talked about how his health deteriorated due to the harsh working environment at his workplace, and regretted that he should have quit his job sooner or gone to the hospital. The prosecution pointed to psychogenic depression, and in response to questions from the defense, the defendant explained that all he could do was put the child to bed safely. Immediately after the incident, she wanted the death penalty, but now she says she has no intention of committing suicide and will provide for her child until she dies. The defendant's mother took the witness stand and regretted that she should have asked the question even though she knew about the change in management policy at her workplace, and expressed her regret for her grandchildren and her desire to hold a memorial service with them as soon as possible. The remains of the eldest son and daughter are at their parents' home in Wakayama Prefecture, and the trial and closing arguments are scheduled for the 21st of this month, and the verdict is scheduled for November 5th.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Special Investigations Division has re-arrested Teruto Yamao (26), a member of a designated organized crime group, Sumiyoshi-kai, on fraud charges after he allegedly made phone calls from a special fraud base in Cambodia, pretending to be an employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications or a police officer, and defrauded the victim of approximately 2.5 million yen in cash. Suspect Yamao appears to have received compensation from a fraud group, and the investigation is proceeding with the suspicion that he is a source of funds for organized crime groups.

Around 9 a.m. on the 19th, a multiple accident occurred at an intersection in Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture, in which five vehicles, including a sightseeing bus, a passenger car, and a taxi, collided. A 77-year-old woman in the car died, and 14 other people were taken to the hospital. Police are currently questioning the driver with a view to investigating possible violations of the Motor Vehicle Driving Penalty Act.