Reporters wait in front of the Tokyo High Court (Photo: VNA) Tokyo (VNA) – The Tokyo HighCourt on January 31 began the second hearing in an appeal trial against a lowercourt ruling that sentenced a Japanese man to life in prison over the murder ofa Vietnamese girl in 2017.
The hearing took place as the SupremePublic Prosecutors Office of Japan said that life imprisonment given to thedefender is too lenient and proposed a death penalty for him instead.
This time, the ADN test results of thevictim and the defender, as well as evidence discovered at the crime scene,were presented at the court.
The next hearings are scheduled for February23 and March 2.
Le Thi Nhat Linh, a third grader at MutsumiDaini Elementary School in Matsudo, Chiba prefecture, went missing on March 24,2017, and was found dead near a drainage ditch in the city of Abiko two dayslater.
Yasumasa Shibuya, a 48-year-old former headof a parents group at the girl’s school, was arrested on April 14 on suspicionof dumping Linh’s body.
The Chiba District Court convicted Shibuyaon grounds that the DNA matching him was found on the nine-year-old girl’s bodyand DNA in blood found in his vehicle matched the girl’s. On July 6, 2018, theman was sentenced to life imprisonment.
However, prosecutors appealed the ruling,as Le Anh Hao, the girl’s father refuted the verdict. They said Shibuya took advantageof his position to deceive and murder Linh rather than protecting her as he wassupposed to. According to them, the ruling did not match his ruthless action./.
The hearing took place as the SupremePublic Prosecutors Office of Japan said that life imprisonment given to thedefender is too lenient and proposed a death penalty for him instead.
This time, the ADN test results of thevictim and the defender, as well as evidence discovered at the crime scene,were presented at the court.
The next hearings are scheduled for February23 and March 2.
Le Thi Nhat Linh, a third grader at MutsumiDaini Elementary School in Matsudo, Chiba prefecture, went missing on March 24,2017, and was found dead near a drainage ditch in the city of Abiko two dayslater.
Yasumasa Shibuya, a 48-year-old former headof a parents group at the girl’s school, was arrested on April 14 on suspicionof dumping Linh’s body.
The Chiba District Court convicted Shibuyaon grounds that the DNA matching him was found on the nine-year-old girl’s bodyand DNA in blood found in his vehicle matched the girl’s. On July 6, 2018, theman was sentenced to life imprisonment.
However, prosecutors appealed the ruling,as Le Anh Hao, the girl’s father refuted the verdict. They said Shibuya took advantageof his position to deceive and murder Linh rather than protecting her as he wassupposed to. According to them, the ruling did not match his ruthless action./.
VNA
