殺意否定に変化「あったと言われるのは当然」　母の言葉に涙　女子高生殺害の被告【もっと知りたい！】【グッド！モーニング】(2026年6月4日)

In the trial of a woman accused of murdering a female high school student by pushing her off a bridge in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, defendant Riko Uchida (23) spoke about a change in her feelings regarding the issue of intent to kill, which is a key point of contention. ■ One of the points of contention: "Intent to kill"—Denyed at the first hearing… Defendant Uchida: "What I told the police was, 'I was so angry that I think I would have stabbed her if I had a knife.'" This is how Defendant Uchida described her feelings towards the victim at the time in court. She is accused of murdering a female high school student by pushing her off a bridge in Asahikawa, Hokkaido in 2024. Regarding intent to kill, one of the points of contention, she clearly denied it at the first hearing… Defendant Uchida: "At the time, I didn't have the intent to kill her by making her sit on the railing or pushing her, but now, I think it's natural that people would say I had intent to kill because I was doing something so dangerous…" ■ Defendant's mother appears in court On the 3rd, Defendant Uchida's mother also appeared in court. When discussing the defendant's childhood, she was seen shedding tears for the first time. According to her mother, after graduating from high school, Uchida worked as a staff member at the same cosmetics sales company as her mother. However, her circle of friends became so wide that it was difficult to keep track of them all, and she also associated with yakuza members. Uchida's mother: "When Riko was around 20 years old, she was mentally unstable, and her phone responses were strange, so I took the phone, and it turned out the person on the other end was a yakuza member." She had borrowed about 50,000 yen from the person, so her mother and husband repaid it. She said she was furious and made her promise never to associate with him again. However, she said she was unaware that Uchida continued to meet with yakuza members after that. ■Family of the deceased: "We want the death penalty." On the 3rd, the statement of the mother of the deceased high school girl was also read aloud. Statement from the victim's mother: "I can't bear to think of the terror, pain, and grief my daughter must have felt when she was thrown into the river alive. My greatest wish is for my daughter to be returned alive, but that is impossible. Given that, I hope for the death penalty." (From the broadcast on June 4, 2026) [TV Asahi NEWS] https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp