The parents of a 4-year-old boy who was murdered in July, allegedly by a 12-year-old junior high school student who lured him to his death, told a family court Wednesday they want the strictest punishment possible for the perpetrator.
Speaking before the Nagasaki Family Court, the parents and grandfather of Shun Tanemoto read out prepared statements, but according to their lawyers, all three began crying before finishing the first line.
They said "the pain of getting through the days is unbearable," and that while they want the killer sentenced to death, they are also aware this is impossible.