Case overview
Nineteen people were killed and twenty-six others were injured, thirteen severely, at a care home for disabled people. Uematsu surrendered at a nearby police station with a bag of knives and was arrested. [1]
Uematsu was sentenced to death on 16 March 2020, after the prosecution sought the maximum penalty for murder in his trial; as of July 2022, he was on death row awaiting execution. On 16 March, Uematsu was sentenced to death by the Yokohama District Court, having previously said he would not challenge any verdict or sentence. On 30 March, Uematsu's death sentence was finalized as he withdrew automatic appeal to the upper courts. [2]
