UTSUNOMIYA, Tochigi Pref. (Kyodo) A man who was apparently wrongfully convicted for the 1990 murder of a 4-year-old girl in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, said Wednesday he forgives Tochigi Prefectural Police Chief Shoichiro Ishikawa after getting an apology from him.
"I forgive (Ishikawa) since I felt he sincerely apologized," Toshikazu Sugaya, 62, told reporters.
Ishikawa offered the apology when Sugaya visited the prefectural police headquarters in Utsunomiya.