Kyoto Court Sentences Doctor Accused of Euthanizing ALS Woman to 13 Years for Killing Father

Kyoto District Court on Tuesday sentenced former doctor Naoki Yamamoto, 45, to 13 years in prison for killing his father in 2011, against 20 years sought by the prosecution. Yamamoto had previously been arrested and charged by the Kyoto District Public Prosecutors Office on Thursday August 13th 2020 for allegedly killing Yuri Hayashi, a woman with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), an intractable disease, at the victim’s request. Episode Notes: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2023/02/08/kyoto-district-court-sentences-doctor-accused-of-euthanizing-als-patient-to-13-years-for-killing-father/