Alzheimer S Patient Who Says He Does Not Remember Killing His Granddaughter Has Been Sentenced To Prison In Japan

Susumu Tomizawa, 88, had a fight with his 16-year-old granddaughter, Tomomi, at their home in Fukui Province on September 9, 2020. That same night, he took a 6.69-inch kitchen knife and went to her bedroom, where he repeatedly stabbed her in the neck. . Police responded to the scene after Tomizawa called his eldest son and claimed to have found Tomomi’s bloodied body. Tomizawa admitted that he killed his granddaughter, but said he could not remember the purpose of their quarrel, nor did he remember killing her because of Alzheimer’s disease. More from NextShark: How a Cybersecurity Teacher Once Helped to Identify a Thief Who Used His Identity to Extort $ 50,000 The 88-year-old’s mental state became a major factor in his closely watched trial, as judges debated whether he had deliberately killed Tomomi. Tomizawa had also been drinking heavily the night of the incident. Hiroki Nakagawa, a forensic psychiatrist, confirmed that Tomizawa’s condition probably did not affect his crime based on his previous medical records. “His actions were deliberate and consistent with his intention to kill,” Nakagawa told the court. “She had a motive for committing the crime, such as the quarrel with Tomomi, and his actions were deliberate and consistent with his intention to kill her, as he stabbed her in the throat.” More from NextShark: New York man who attacked 7 Asian women in 3 hours charged with hate crimes Judge Yoshinobu Kawamura ruled that the elderly man was able to control his actions, citing a phone call he made to his son after he killed Tomomi. “The accused was in a state of mental exhaustion at the time of the crime and had great difficulty in judging right or wrong or preventing himself from committing the crime, but he was not in a state where he could not do it. “, Said Kavamura. Tomizawa was sentenced to four years and six months in prison by the Fukui District Court on May 31. Japanese law punishes murder with a minimum sentence of five years which can be increased to life or death. Tomizawa’s sentence was reduced due to his illness. The story goes on More from NextShark: Cardi B’s rendition of “Squid Game” song accused of being “inhumane and different” to Asians Selected image via Getty Images More from NextShark: Taiwan has a brilliant life hack for disinfecting face masks using rice cookers