He injured 26 others in the rampage at the Tsukui Yamayurien home near tokyo. In his sentencing remarks, judge Kiyoshi Aonuma referred to the maliciousness of uematsus crimes describing them as extremely grave. The 30yearold had previously worked at the home and he admitted in court to carrying out the murders. He said he targeted the victims because he thought people with disabilities who are nonverbal live unhappy lives. But uematsus lawyers argued he could not be held responsible for the murders because of a mental disorder caused by longterm marijuana use. The jujudge disagreed and decid with the prosecution in issuing the death penalty. The father of one victim injured in the attack k says hes satisfsfied with the s sentencet a a lot of queststions remain unanswered. Translator i couldnt understand how uematsu developed a mindset like that while helping people with disabilities. I wanted to hear more of what he had to say. Ono also mentioned that most of the v victims families dec
Government, unless he agrees to a far reaching plan for gaza with a deadline to do so in around three weeks time. Meanwhile, the United Nations says that more than 800,000 people have now fled rafah, in southern gaza. Many have been forced to head northwards, to areas which the un says have little clean Drinking Water or sanitation, as the Israeli Offensive continues. 0ur Diplomatic Correspondent paul adams sent this report. Street battles injabalia. Israeli forces have been fighting here for days. Gunfire hamas, they say, is back, and needs to be dealt with. This is dangerous urban warfare, at close quarters. The israelis were here months ago and moved on. These, some warn, early signs of an insurgency that could last for months. Israel has been attacking from the air too. Scenes today reminiscent of the war s terrifying early stages. Buildings flattened, bodies trapped under the rubble. Gunfire more Street Battles this time, in the south. The israeli army still advancing on rafah, th
Arabia cabinet ministers are replaced while princes anticrime jailed as part of a new on thai corruption crackdown that hands more power to the young crown Prince Mohammed bin solomon will look at what these sweeping internal changes mean for saudi and explore how they could impact on the region also on the Grades Council on need a connoisseur gym on turns him self into Belgian Police prosecutors had a european arrest warrant for him and for his associates who are wanted in spain for their independence push our european new center has full coverage and. Our guys a wave of violence in mexico against dangerously close a tourist hot spot where visitors used to feel safe with eighteen thousand people murdered since january when look at why this year is on track to be the deadliest. Thanks but no thanks thats australias response to to new zealand which offered to take in some of the refugees stuck in a standoff at a prison camp i mean to schapelle send us your thoughts. On that and anything
Memorial today remembering lawrence as a loving son and uncle. He didnt deserve this. He was a good boy. He was a good boy. He was my baby. Reporter investigators say after school let out yesterday lawrence was with a group of people about 2 blocks away from campus when a suspect rolled up in a dark fourdoor sedan. The suspect got out, argued and then started shooting striking lawrence. The shooter got away and lawrence managed to get back to campus for help, but he later died at the hospital. Now his parents are demanding justice. We want the people to be caught. I want them to find the people that did this because they dont deserve to be out free, bunch of cowards. Theyre cowards taking my sons life. Reporter reporting in concord, im jessica flores, kpix5. Tomorrow marks one month since the wine country fires erupted. Communities are only beginning to start the recovery process. The first step, housing. Al martin is in the newsroom with new information about plans for sonoma. Sonoma
Is can i say the euro start the best thing europe has come up with. There is nothing close in america. Nothing close. Guy we were separated by a couple of characters. Tom we cannot go in the same car together. Guy we are a security risk. Here is the bloomberg first word news. Nejra in less than three hours, polls will close in the south korean election. There are concerns about trade ties and the increasingly aggressive northern neighbor. The country has a sorting pollution problem. A winner will be announced four hours after the end of voting. German exports rose for a third month in march, a sign they are benefiting from pick up in global trade. Gdpomists reckon germanys grew by 0. 6 in the first three months of the year and we get the official figures on friday. Eu president juncker regrets links over dinner with theresa may. In an interview, he said a publication of the comments were a serious mistake after he had been involved. He was told he was not taking responsibility. Former