Tokyo High Court Upholds Acquittal of Man in Death of 4-Year-Old
The 34-year-old was cleared for a second time over the death of his partner's son in a Yokohama apartment eight years ago.
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Ex-prosecutor's trial turns on consent as his old office watches coldly
A former head of the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office admitted the charge, then withdrew his plea. At the second hearing, his accuser's sobs filled the courtroom and his former colleagues offered little sympathy.
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