Chiba father, 78, pleads guilty to murder of disabled 44-year-old son saying “I did nothing wrong”

At the first hearing of the lay judge trial held at the Chiba District Court on February 17th, the defendant admitted to the charges, saying, "I did nothing wrong." The defense responded by arguing that the father had reached his limit with caring for his son, and that the sentence should be considered in light of the circumstances leading up to the incident. Episode notes: ‘78-year-old Chiba father pleads guilty to murder of disabled 44-year-old son saying “I did nothing wrong” ’: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2025/02/20/78-year-old-chiba-father-pleads-guilty-to-murder-of-disabled-44-year-old-son-saying-i-did-nothing-wrong/