Satoshi Uematsu
Satoshi Uematsu (Japanese: 植松 聖, 1990- ) was a Japanese mass murderer, a perpetrator of 2016 Sagamihara stabbings that killed 19 people. He was a 26-year-old (at the time of the incident) man.
Incident
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Uematsu used to work at the care home Tsukui Yamayuri En (津久井やまゆり園).[1] He resigned from working at the facility in February 2016 after having been employed there for over three years.[2]
In February 2016, Uematsu appealed by letter for the legalization of ending the lives of those with multiple disabilities in cases where it was requested by their guardians, and asked for Tadamori Oshima's assistance in delivering his message to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe. In it, he wrote, "I envision a world where a person with multiple disabilities can be euthanised, with an agreement from the guardians, when it is difficult for the person to carry out household and social activities."[3] He also wrote that the killings of the disabled would be "for the sake of Japan and world peace" as well as to benefit the global economy and prevent World War III.[4][5]
In 26 July 2016, Uematsu killed 19 people at Tsukui Yamayuri En by Knives.[6][7] On 16 March 2020, Uematsu was sentenced to death by the Yokohama District Court, having previously said he would not challenge any verdict or sentence.[8][9] On 30 March 2020, his death sentence was finalized as he withdrew automatic appeal to the upper courts.[10]
References
change- ↑ "Japan Sagamihara knife attack: At least 19 dead, reports say". BBC News. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ↑ Warnock, Eleanor; Obe, Mitsuru (26 July 2016). "Mass Killing in Japan Shocks a Gentle Nation". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ↑ McCurry, Justin (26 July 2016). "Japan care home attack: picture emerges of modest man with horrifying vision". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ↑ "Japan Sagamihara knife attack: At least 19 dead, reports say". BBC News. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ↑ "Letter by man accused of mass stabbings carried eerie warning". The Asahi Shimbun. Associated Press. 26 July 2016. Archived from the original on 26 July 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ↑ Rich, Motoko (25 July 2016). "At Least 15 Are Killed in Knife Attack Near Tokyo". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ↑ "At least 15 people reported dead in knife attack in Japan". The Washington Post. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ↑ "Care Home Killer Sentenced to Death". NHK World. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ↑ "Satoshi Uematsu: Japanese man who killed 19 disabled people sentenced to death". BBC News. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ↑ "Death penalty finalized for 2016 care home mass murderer". Kyodo News. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.