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Juror in Crossbow Murder Case: "It Was a Difficult Decision" to Avoid Death Penalty (Kyodo News)

On the 31st, the Kobe District Court ruled that the death penalty should not be imposed on the defendant, Hideaki Nozu (28), in the case of the murder of four people with a crossbow in Takarazuka City, Hyogo Prefecture, but that he should be sentenced to life imprisonment. One of the jurors, who had comprehensively considered the seriousness of the outcome, in which three people died, as well as the defendant's family environment and development…
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On the 31st, the Kobe District Court ruled that the death penalty should not be imposed on the defendant, Hideaki Nozu (28), in the case of the murder of four people with a crossbow in Takarazuka City, Hyogo Prefecture, but that he should be sentenced to life imprisonment. One of the jurors, who had comprehensively considered the seriousness of the outcome, in which three people died, as well as the defendant's family environment and development…

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熊本日日新聞社 broke the news in on Friday, October 31, 2025.
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