SAITAMA (TR) – A courtroom right here has handed a jail time period to a 69-year-old for capturing and severely injuring a taxi driver in Kawaguchi City final 12 months, stories NHK (June 6).
On June 6, the Saitama District Court sentenced Koichi Segawa to 21 years in jail.
In May of final 12 months, Segawa shot the 72-year-old male driver within the chest with a handgun whereas attempting to steal money. “Hand over the money,” he mentioned earlier than firing.
Segawa had been accused of tried theft and homicide. The prosecution had sought a 23-year time period.
At the opening of the trial, Segawa partially denied the fees. “I did not intend to say ‘Hand over the money,’ As well, it was not my intention to rob.”
Meanwhile, of their opening assertion, the prosecution identified, “He had debts of over 6 million yen and was behind on his rent and mobile phone payments. He had proposed robbing an acquaintance with a handgun.”
Presiding decide Kenichi Emi identified that “the intention of robbery is clear from the victim’s testimony and the footage from the dashcam inside the taxi.”
The courtroom then mentioned, “The defendant pointed a gun at the victim’s chest and fired, a crime in which he did not hesitate to take another person’s life. It was fortunate that the victim was not killed. The defendant fled after the crime, which has caused great anxiety to society.”