Satoshi Uematsu was a former care home employee at the Yamayuri-en residential center prior to the 2016 incident
The killings took place on July 26, 2016 after Uematsu, a former employee at the Yamayuri-en residential center in Tokyo, drove to the care facility armed with a number of knives,Uematsu forced entry into the center by breaking a window, BBC reported. Once inside, Uematsu began attacking residents while they were asleep in their rooms.
Uematsu killed nine men and 10 women. They ranged in age from 18 to 70, CNN reported. He also injured 26 people.Shortly after the attack, Uematsu surrendered to police. During his trial, Uematsu’s legal team pleaded not guilty, claiming he suffered from mental illness and abused drugs like marijuana, BBC reported.Uematsu, who showed no remorse throughout the trial, also hinted at wanting to commit the crime just months before, telling Japan’s parliament in a letter that he would kill 470 disabled people if authorized, BBC reported.for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.
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