A 17-year-old youth accused of hijacking a bus May 3-4 and killing one passenger was transferred Wednesday from the Hiroshima Juvenile Classification Home to Saga Juvenile Classification Home in Saga Prefecture.
The transfer followed a decision made Tuesday by the Hiroshima Family Court to send his case to the Saga Family Court.
The Hiroshima court said the Saga court would be in a better position to handle the case because the youth is from Saga and the details of his life there must be scrutinized.
Meanwhile, the Saga Family Court decided Wednesday that Judge Katsuki Nagatome will preside over the case and appointed five court investigators to conduct a detailed study of the boy's psychological state and physical condition, court officials said.