Terminally ill Miyagi man who pocketed ¥22 million says it was a ‘gift from God’身患绝症的宫城县男子意外获得2200万日元，称这是“上帝的恩赐”。
A 43-year-old man accused of embezzling 22 million yen he found on the street told a court that he believed the cash was a "gift from God" after being given just months to live
MIYAGI (TR) – A 43-year-old man accused of embezzling 22 million yen he found on the street told a court that he believed the cash was a “ gift from God ” after being given just months to live, reports TV Asahi (Oct. 20).
Takuya Suenaga, who lives in Higashimatsushima City, is currently standing trial for the embezzlement of lost property. During his first hearing at the Sendai District Court on Monday, the court heard the dramatic circumstances surrounding the March incident, revealing the grim news Suenaga received just moments before the crime.
On the day of the incident, Suenaga was informed by doctors that his cancer had returned and he had only two to three months left to live.
While walking home from the hospital after receiving the devastating prognosis, Suenaga stumbled upon a bag lying on the street. The bag, which had been dropped by a security company transporting cash, contained a staggering 22 million yen. Suenaga took the bag to a nearby park, opened it, and decided to keep the windfall.
“I thought it was a gift from God,” Suenaga told the court.
Spent 18 million yen
Outliving his initial life expectancy, Suenaga was arrested four-and-a-half months after the incident. By the time police caught up with him, he had already spent approximately 18 million yen. The funds were used for a domestic trip to Ise, an overseas vacation to Vietnam, and to pay for his ongoing cancer treatments.
During the trial, prosecutors demanded a one-year prison sentence.
Suenaga’s defense team is seeking a suspended sentence, highlighting the extreme psychological state of the defendant at the time. “If you found 22 million yen lying there on your way home from being given a life expectancy diagnosis, it’s not hard to understand thinking, ‘Is God watching over me?'” his lawyer argued.
The security company’s 22 million yen loss has since been covered by an insurance provider. Suenaga is currently repaying the insurance company in monthly installments of 30,000 yen.
The court is scheduled to hand down its verdict on November 6.
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宫城（TR）——据朝日电视台（10月20日）报道，一名43岁男子被控挪用在街上捡到的2200万日元，他在法庭上表示，他认为自己只剩下几个月的生命，所以这笔钱是“上帝的恩赐”。
居住在东松岛市的末永拓也目前正因涉嫌侵占失物罪接受审判。周一，在仙台地方法院的首次庭审中，法庭听取了3月份这起事件的详细经过，披露了末永在犯罪前不久收到的噩耗。
事发当天，医生告知末永，他的癌症复发了，只剩下两到三个月的生命。
在得知令人绝望的诊断结果后，末永从医院回家途中，偶然发现街上躺着一个袋子。这个袋子是某家运钞公司遗落的，里面装着惊人的2200万日元。末永把袋子带到附近的公园，打开后决定把这笔意外之财据为己有。
“我当时觉得这是上帝的恩赐，”苏纳加告诉法庭。
花费了1800万日元
末永活过了最初的预期寿命，在事发四个半月后被捕。警方抓获他时，他已经挥霍了大约1800万日元。这些钱用于在日本国内前往伊势旅游，在越南度假，以及支付他持续的癌症治疗费用。
审判期间，检方要求判处一年监禁。
末永的辩护团队请求判处缓刑，并强调被告当时极度焦虑。“如果你在得知自己生命垂危后回家的路上，意外发现2200万日元，那么你难免会想，‘这是上帝的眷顾吗？’”他的律师辩称。
这家保安公司损失的2200万日元已由保险公司赔付。Suenaga目前正在每月分期偿还保险公司3万日元。
法院定于11月6日宣判。
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