The Wakayama Curry Case
Masumi HAYASHI
Woman Sentenced to Death on Circumstantial Evidence
The 2021 World Coalition Against the Death Penalty's theme is Women Sentenced to Death.
JIADEP submitted the testimony below.
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JIADEP submitted testimony from Masumi's son for a past World Day Against the Death Penalty Event. Children suffer greatly when a parent is on death row. ( More )
NOTE: JIADEP is greatly saddened to hear that Masumi's daughter, and her two children (Masumi's grandchildren) died in a triple suicide in September, 2021. Indeed, children are the unseen victims of the death penalty!
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Former high court judge, Teruo Ikuta has joined as counsel for retrial. This is very unusual.
Read More about the Wakayama Curry Case
Read Masumi's letter to Michael Fox