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| “ | I want Japan to be a country where the disabled can be euthanised. | „ |
| ~ Satoshi Uematsu on his motivation for the attack. |
Satoshi Uematsu (植松聖; January 20th, 1990 -) is a Japanese man responsible for the 2016 Sagamihara stabbings, the most fatal mass killing in Japanese history since World War II, which caused 19 deaths and 29 injuries.
Early life edit
Uematsu used to work at the care home Tsukui Yamayuri En. His father was an elementary school art teacher, and Uematsu had trained and worked as an elementary school teacher as well. He had lived in his house with his parents, but they moved away at some point and he remained there alone. He resigned from working at the facility in February 2016 after having been employed there for over three years.
2016 Sagamihara mass killings edit
At about 02:10 on 26 July 2016, Uematsu allegedly used a hammer to break into the care centre through a glass window on the first floor. He tied up a staff member, took their keys, and then went from room to room, stabbing the victims in their necks as they slept. Police were called to the care center by staff members at around 02:30 local time, reporting a man with a knife breaking into the building. However, Uematsu left the premises before being apprehended; he was recorded leaving the facility at 02:50 in security camera footage.
Armed police entered the building at around 03:00 where they discovered the crime scene. Twenty-nine ambulances were sent to the facility. Uematsu turned himself in at the Tsukui Police Station two hours after the incident with a bag containing kitchen knives and other bloodstained sharp tools. A knife was reportedly found in his car outside the police station. Marijuana was found in his system at the time of his arrest.
Uematsu allegedly killed ten women and nine men aged between 18 and 70 and injured 26 more, 13 severely.
Criminal charges edit
On 20 February 2017, Uematsu was found mentally competent. He was charged with 29 counts of Murder, 24 counts of attempted murder, two counts of illegal confinement causing injury, three counts of illegal confinement, one count of unlawful entry, and one count of violating the swords and firearms control law on 24 February. Uematsu's lawyers attempted to argue that he was mentally incompetent due to the effects of the marijuana, although Uematsu announced that he intended to admit his crimes in court. However, he pleaded not guilty, but was convicted. On 16 March 2020, he was sentenced to death and is awaiting execution.