Victims

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Mr Uematsu in front of the Court - he now has Long Black hair, tied in a ponytail

A Japanese man confessed to the killing of 19 disabled people in a nursing home in the heart of Tokyo in 2016, but pleaded Not Guilty because he is alleged to be mentally ill.

Satoshi Uematsu, a former employee in the nursery, is accused of numerous crimes, including murder.

In interviews, the 29-year-old said severely disabled people are harmful to society and should be killed.

The case is one of Japan's worst mass murder, and shocked people in a country where violent crimes are rare.

The case has questions about Japan's dealings with disabled people. Almost all of The Victims are not named, in the main hearing, apparently because their families fear the stigma associated with having a disabled family member.

What happens in Court ?

At the opening of the process, the former employees of the Sagamihara nursing home is not in question, he had stabbed his victim.

Satoshi Uematsu, as he was in prison in the year 2016

After The Prosecution read The Details of the charges that Mr. Uematsu was asked if "everything that does not distinguish between the fees of the facts", and he replied: "no, there is."

Despite his record, the defense team pleads guilty, citing her client's mental state. She Said he had been under The Influence of drugs at the time.

"He said, abused marijuana and was suffering from a mental illness," his lawyer. "He was in a state in which either he had weakened, with no ability to take responsibility, or such a capacity was significantly. "

There have been found traces of marijuana, the defendant in his blood after The Attack .

the prosecutors insist that he is mentally competent.

members of The Public formed long queues in The Rain to participate in the study

Wednesday, to participate in the proceedings were interrupted shortly after they began, to try The Accused appeared, something in his mouth and had to be kept back in safety.

Mr Uematsu faces the death penalty sentenced. The Court , the judgment is expected in March.

How did you develop The Attack ?

In the Early Hours of the morning of the 26. July 2016, Mr Uematsu went to Tsukui Yamayuri-de-care facility, is located about 50 km (31 miles) from Tokyo, armed with several knives, the Court heard.

He entered one of The Buildings , breaking a window and began The Attack on the sleeping residents individually in their rooms, such as the Prosecutor's office says.

His 19 Victims were between the ages of 19 and 70, according to the Japanese news Agency Kyodo. A further 25 people were injured, 20 of them seriously.

Soon after The Attack , Mr Uematsu station, in a police.

"found When Uematsu was he carrying a kitchen knife and other types of knives stained with blood," a Kanagawa Prefecture official told reporters at the time.

The property is surrounded by extensive grounds, had about 150 inhabitants in the time of The Attack , according to local officials. Nine staff were on duty at the time.

it turned out later that a few months had taken before The Attack , Mr Uematsu, a letter to the Japanese Parliament said he would kill allowed 470 people with severe disabilities, if: "I wish that Japan can be a country where the disabled euthanised. "

He was then taken to hospital, but released after Two Weeks . Since his arrest he showed No Remorse .

In an interview with the Japanese Mainichi Shimbun newspaper, he said there was "no point in life" for people with mental disabilities, and that he "had to do it, for the benefit of society". He told Kyodo last month the disabled people "bring bad luck" and "harmful".

what is the reaction in Japan is?

The country was stunned by the Sagamihara-care-home-measure in the first place. Japan is considered to be one of the safest countries in The World , in part because of the strict Gun Control laws.

The Attack is also the question of how disabled people are treated in Japan. On This Day , the identities of most of those killed are not, were not disclosed, the betrayed of your family, apparently, because you want it, you have a disabled relative.

Prior to the beginning of the hearing, but a mother, whose daughter is revealed to have been killed in The Attack , that her first name was Miho.

"I was proud of you, you have a beautiful smile and was so adorable," The Woman said in a letter to The Press .

She Said , but it is good, getting along with others, Kyodo reported.

"was Miho, lived her life to the fullest, and I want a proof. I would like to wrote to be reminiscent of the name Miho," she.

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Source of news: bbc.com