The mother of Yua Funato was given an eight-year prison term by the Tokyo District Court on Tuesday for parental neglect that led to the death last year of her 5-year-old daughter.
Yuri Funato, 27, was accused of causing the death of Yua in March last year due to sepsis after the girl developed pneumonia. Funato had not fed the girl adequately since around late January that year and took no action despite being aware of her then-husband's abuse of Yua, according to the indictment.
In the trial, prosecutors said Funato prioritized her relationship with her then-husband and Yua's 34-year-old stepfather, Yudai Funato, over her daughter's life. The couple are now divorced.