AICHI (TR) – On the opening of the trial of a 31-year-old man this week on the Nagoya District Courtroom, the prosecution claimed that the defendant killed his spouse an toddler youngster “in an effort to proceed his affair with a feminine colleague.”
On October 29, Ken Watanabe, former nurse who most lately lived in Niigata Metropolis, Niigata Prefecture, appeared on the Nagoya District Courtroom sporting a black swimsuit, studies Fuji Information Community (Oct. 31).
In response to the indictment, Watanabe is alleged to have strangled his spouse Haruka, then 29 years outdated, and 1-year-old daughter, Jun-chan, with a rope at their house in Nagoya’s Minami Ward in November 2021.
The defendant can also be accused of tried homicide and deliberate homicide.
Seven months earlier than the murders, he allegedly blended sleeping drugs into Haruka’s ingesting water and didn’t stopping her from going out in a automobile with Jun-chan in an try to kill them via a visitors accident that resulted.
5 months later, he additionally stole 10 bottles of potassium chloride from the hospital the place he was working on the time in planning a homicide.
“I didn’t imply to kill my spouse and daughter.”
Through the trial, Watanabe admitted to homicide. “There isn’t a doubt about it,” he mentioned. However he added, “I didn’t imply to kill my spouse and daughter. I did steal the potassium chloride, however I didn’t intend to kill my spouse.”
He additionally denied the cost of tried homicide as associated to the automobile accident.
The prosecution identified that “the defendant dedicated every crime in an effort to proceed his affair with a feminine colleague at work and to eradicate his spouse and youngsters who have been an impediment.” The prosecution added that “the crimes have been extraordinarily egocentric and cruel, and the bereaved household’s want for punishment is extreme.”
Concerning the tried homicide, the prosecution argued that the defendant had been planning to kill the sufferer for a while and had the intent to kill. This declare was based mostly on the truth that the defendant had considered an Web web page on “cardiac arrest whereas driving” the day earlier than the sleeping drugs have been blended into her drink, and that there was a search historical past of “potassium chloride preparation loss of life.”
The protection mentioned it will not dispute the homicide accusation. Nevertheless, concerning tried homicide, the protection mentioned that defendant didn’t cease his spouse from driving after giving her the sleeping drugs as a result of he “thought that his spouse had not taken the sleeping drugs since there was no change in her bodily situation.”
Concerning the theft of the potassium chloride, the protection argued that he had no intent to kill, saying that he was merely “feeling harassed about life as a married couple, so he simply introduced [potassium chloride] for peace of thoughts.”
Quite a few search historical past resembling “Building underway, shopper, loss of life” – homicide plot even earlier than the incident
Watanabe married Haruka in Might 2018. Nevertheless, eight months later, in January 2019, he started an affair with a nurse at work. As soon as Haruka discovered in regards to the affair, the connection continued even after Watanabe and Haruka had their first daughter, Jun-chan.
The investigation report submitted by the prosecution revealed quite a few search histories that recommend the defendant had been planning to kill his spouse even earlier than the incident.
An evaluation of Watanabe’s smartphone revealed that he had been trying to find “Easy methods to faux spouse homicide as drowning” and “Life insurance coverage loss of life advantages” since January 2021.
Over an prolonged interval, Watanabe repeatedly gave Haruka sleeping drugs. An evaluation of her hair gave a optimistic outcome for elements of a number of sleeping drugs.
Within the midst of this, in mid-February 2021, Watanabe was knowledgeable by his lover that the affair was over. Even so, he gave Haruka sleeping drugs, and she or he started to indicate numerous signs, together with lack of consciousness, incontinence and reminiscence loss.
The defendant’s search historical past included “nurse jail license” and “suicide insurance coverage cash,” in addition to searches for the deadly dose of a number of medicine.
Round this time that there was a ground-breaking ceremony for his newly constructed home in Minami Ward, Niigata Metropolis and he looked for “building underway, shopper, loss of life.”
In mid-March, the affair resumed and Watanabe looked for “drowning hypoxic encephalopathy” and different phrases.
Debt from horse racing investments, unauthorized misappropriation from spouse’s account
A 12 months earlier than the incident, Watanabe borrowed cash from a number of shopper finance firms to put money into horse racing, but it surely was later found to be fraud, leaving him in debt for about 4 million yen.
To repay the debt, Watanabe misappropriated cash from Haruka’s babnk account with out permission. In Line conversations, Haruka expressed suspicions in regards to the unfamiliar withdrawals.
Watanabe denied that that he was behind the withdrawals. Nevertheless, Haruka was involved. “What is that this actually?” she mentioned. “It’s so complicated and scary. Ought to I modify my account?”
On the identical day that Haruka was given sleeping drugs and induced the visitors accident, the financial institution’s investigation revealed that Watanabe was the one that had made unauthorized withdrawals. The accident occurred whereas she, in an angered state, was hurrying to her mother and father’ home.
The protection argued that Watanabe didn’t intend to kill her as a result of he gave her sleeping drugs since he was afraid that the debt can be found. Nevertheless, because the debt had been revealed the existence of the sleeping drugs turned meaningless.
The prosecution additionally identified that Watanabe had been planning the murders for a while, as he dedicated acts and ready to commit crimes in accordance with the ups and downs of his affair.
Watanabe killed the Haruka and Jun-can about three months after he had moved into a brand new home and began a brand new life. It was additionally revealed that afterward Watanabe despatched messages to his lover saying, “I really like you, I really like you.”
The decision within the case is anticipated on November 22.
