OSAKA (TR) – A 27-year-old man on trial over the alleged homicide of a feminine college pupil he was courting has informed a courtroom right here that he admits to the fees, stories Mainichi Broadcasting System (Feb. 17).
At the Osaka District Court on February 17, Sho Nishimitsu, of no identified occupation, entered the courtroom in a black swimsuit and bowed deeply to the judges. When requested about allegations of homicide and different cries, Nishimitsu stated, “There is absolutely no mistake.”
According to the indictment and different paperwork, Nishimatsu allegedly stabbed his girlfriend, 19-year-old Karen Watanabe, a second-year college pupil, dozens of instances with a kitchen knife at her residence in Hirakata City in May final yr.
In its opening assertion, the prosecution identified, “Before the incident, the defendant had over 1.8 million yen in debt from girls’ bars, and other things. However, he had concealed this large amount of debt and the fact that he was unemployed from his girlfriend.”
The prosecution added that he thought that if Watanabe came upon that he was unemployed and had money owed, she would finish their relationship. “Therefore, he thought of killing her rather than having her end their relationship,” the prosecution concluded.
greater than 50 wounds all through her physique
The incident got here to gentle when Nishimitsu referred to as the police himself from a lodge in Osaka City on May 18. On the cellphone, he stated that he was unable to pay the room cost. Upon their arrival he defined that he had “killed someone.”
According to police, Watanabe died of blood loss because of a stab wound to the neck on May 16. She suffered greater than 50 wounds all through her physique. One stab wound within the stomach had reached her liver.
Nishimatsu additionally offered Watanabe’s laptop computer at a used-goods store in Hirakata. He is believed to have used the tens of hundreds of yen he obtained from the sale to cowl lodging prices on the lodge the place he was hiding out. He checked into the lodge on May 16.
According to these concerned within the investigation, Nishimatsu additionally said that he “owed several million yen to consumer finance companies.” But he stored this a secret from Watanabe.
Local news reported that Nishimatsu was in possession of handwritten on the time of his apprehension. He additionally informed police that he had ingested a big amount of sleeping medication earlier than alerting police.
The verdict within the case is scheduled to be handed down on February 28.