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In Japan, a woman in her twenties left her two daughters, ages 6 and 3, in a car overnight. The sister, who had been in a car for nearly 16 hours amid tropical nights and heat waves, died of heatstroke. It was investigated that the mother found two daughters who had lost consciousness and collapsed after returning around lunch the next day after drinking with a male acquaintance overnight in a central area.
According to the Asahi and Yomiuri newspapers on the 7th (local time), the Kagawa prefectural police arrested and investigated Mr. A (26) on charges (organic lethality) of killing two daughters of kindergarten students in a car on the 4th. The police received a statement from Mr. A, who exercised his right to remain silent, indicating that he left his children in the car and went to drink.
◇ We are going to see the two daughters who have fallen, move the car and report 119 … Only bread and water that they eat in the car
According to local police, Mr. A parked his BMW car in a parking lot in Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture, around 9 p.m. on the 2nd, and left his 6-year-old daughter and sisters in the back seat of the car. After that, it was investigated that Mr. A met B, a male acquaintance, visited at least three restaurants in the city center, drank until dawn the next day, and stayed at Mr. B.
Around 12:40 the next day, Mr. A returned in a car with two daughters. They left their two daughters in the car for about 15 hours and 40 minutes from the night before. When Mr. A returned, his two daughters were unconscious.
To cover up his guilt, Mr. A called 119 after moving the car 100 meters from the parking lot and reported that “there are children fallen in the car.” The two daughters were taken to the hospital, but died after about two hours. Bread and water were found while eating in the car. The police believe that Mr. A left water and bread for his two daughters’ meals.
At the time of the report, Mr. A falsely stated to 119: “I went to the bathroom for several hours because I did not feel well, and then my daughters became like that.” A local resident at the time said that Mr. A was distracted and said, “I was thinking of leaving the car with the engine running, but when I got back, the engine was off.”
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the temperature in Takamachi City has never dropped below 28 degrees from the night of the 2nd until the dawn of the 3rd. It was a tropical night. At 7 in the morning on the 3rd, the temperature exceeded 30 degrees, and at noon it was a heat wave that reached 36 degrees. The highest temperature on this day is said to be 37.6 degrees, the highest temperature ever observed in September.
In addition, the parking lot did not have a roof or a building high enough to cover the sun. Police, who carried out the autopsy, believe that the two daughters died of heatstroke because they could not bear the temperature inside the vehicle, which increased due to the heat wave.
◇ Mom who exercised the right to remain silent, “I thought it would be nice to turn on the air conditioning”
Initially, Mr. A refused to make a statement after being arrested by the police. However, the police secured a series of security cameras (CCTV) and witness testimony to reveal Mr. A’s crime, and arrested him on the charges of abandoned death on the 4th. Mr. A finally admitted abandonment and He said, “I left my kids in the car and went to drink.” Still, he said, “I thought it was okay to turn on the air conditioning (the car).” Mr. B admitted that he was with Mr. A, but said, “I didn’t know he was leaving the children in the car.”
Asahi Shimbun reported that the local police will investigate the operation of the vehicle’s engine to confirm the statement of Mr. A.
According to the police, Mr. A is a family of four living with a husband and two daughters. It is said that so far there have been no reports of child abuse. The kindergarten the two daughters attend was closed for a week due to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus. Kindergarten principal C said, “I thought she was a very loving mother who took the initiative to help me at events like sporting events. I really wanted to meet (sister) on the 7th, but it was so shocking.
