Very sad story.
I truly believe that justice can only be served if the 11-year old attacker is placed in police custody until she reaches the age of 45. I do not want to see this vicious killer allowed to walk away from a juvenile care facility at the age of 18. The attacker has basically confessed to the killing and has made statement that she had planned the attack at least 2 or more days in advance. Also, when asked by the police what she did between the time she slit the throat of the victim and when she returned to the classroom, the attacker replied, "I watched and waited for her (the victim) to die."
I know it is cruel to wish that capital punishment be meted out against a child and for that I can only ask that the Japanese authorities keep the attacker behind locked bars for at least 30+ years. Even after serving 30+ years behind locked bars, the attacker will still be 41 years young, give or take a few years.
In addition, the attacker's name should be publicized upon her release from prison in 30 years. The attacker does not deserve our sympathy nor does she deserve to remain anonymous in a society that demands justice.
Here is a recent article taken from the Mainichi News. (Article.)
Father of slashing victim 'unable to function normally' says lawyer
SASEBO, Nagasaki -- The mental suffering of the father of a 12-year-old girl who was slashed to death with a paper cutter by one of her elementary school classmates has rendered him unable to function normally in his daily life, the man's lawyer said Monday.
"I think he is suffering from sleep deprivation," Lawyer Mitsuhide Yahiro, who works for the victim's father, Kyoji Mitarai, told a press conference.
Mitarai, 45, chief of the Mainichi Shimbun Sasebo Bureau, was scheduled to speak to reporters Monday evening, but the lawyer and doctors prevented him from doing so.
Instead of talking with reporters, widower Mitarai released a statement describing his feelings for his late daughter, Satomi.
The statement began with an address to the girl: "Sacchan, where are you now?"It went on to ask the daughter about her mother who died about three years ago. "Have you already met up with your mother?"
Later in the statement, Mitarai recalled their trip to Tokyo Disneyland and mentioned that Satomi was good at making friends.
But Mitarai went on to say that he didn't completely comprehend what had happened.
"I don't understand why you aren't here," it said. "My name and your name are being mentioned in newspapers and television news reports. I don't understand why."
Meanwhile, the parents of the girl believed to have killed Mitarai's daughter at school have also expressed their shock over the incident, sources close to the couple said.
They have rarely left their home since the day of the slashing. The sources said that the father of the suspected killer wanted to meet with Mitarai and offer an apology in place of his daughter.
Yahiro quoted Mitarai as saying that he was not in a condition to meet with the parents of the attacker. (Mainichi Shimbun, Japan, June 7, 2004)
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