In Japan, the killer stabbed disabled for mercy's sake
The suspect who committed the massacre in the institution, which contained the disabled, during which 19 people died, wrote about his desire to kill people with disabilities.
26-year-old Satoshi Uematsu who worked in Sagamihara until February, climbed through the window Tuesday morning before the massacre, said officials of the Prefecture of Kanagawa, at a press conference. The attack - which killed 9 men and 10 women, and over 26 people injured - is the most lethal mass murder of Japan after the Second world war. Uematsu appeared in the local police station about an hour after the attack began, carrying a bloody knife and the cloth, said officials. In the letter he wrote several months before the incident, he said that "capable of killing 470 people with disabilities."
"I know this is outrageous, what can I say," he wrote, adding that he dreamed "about a world where people with disabilities have serious difficulties of socialization, as well as serious difficulties in the home would be eligible for euthanasia." Uematsu, who worked at the plant from 2012 until the beginning of this year, previously worked in a transport company, and studied to become a teacher.
Former colleagues said he was personable and great with the kids. Neighbors were shocked to learn about his involvement in the incident. NHK also reported that he had clashes with the police in the past year, he fought and wounded a man at a commuter train station in Tokyo.
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