Prosecutors asked for a 10-year prison term for a mother accused of killing her 3-month-old daughter at her home in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, at the close of her trial on Thursday.
Naito Satsuki, 29, who worked as a wheelchair-using influencer, is accused of killing her daughter Yua in November last year by cutting the infant with a kitchen knife and other means. In its closing argument, the prosecution said Yua had cuts over almost her entire body and called the killing "an extremely cruel crime."
The defense argued Naito was "driven into a corner psychologically and unable to make normal judgments" and asked for a sentence with probation and a suspended term.
In a final statement, Naito apologized in a tearful voice, saying she would spend her whole life making amends, broadcaster TV Asahi reported. The court is scheduled to deliver its verdict on the 13th.