Prosecution seeks 12-year term for Osaka man accused of fatally beating wife, dumping body

OSAKA (TR) – Prosecutors have demanded a 12-year prison sentence for a man from Osaka City accused of beating his wife to death and disposing of her body, which remains missing to this day, reports Mainichi Broadcasting System (Sep. 29).

According to the indictment, unemployed Yoshifumi Kuroki, 36, fatally assaulted his wife, Izumi, at their home in Chuo Ward in May 2024. He is accused of then loading her corpse into a car, driving to the vicinity of Okayama Prefecture, and dumping the remains.

Despite ongoing investigations, Izumi’s body has yet to be recovered.

Yoshifumi Kuroki (X)

During a lay judge trial hearing on Tuesday, prosecutors highlighted the extreme brutality of the attack. “The assault was severe, with the victim screaming for more than an hour,” the prosecution stated, condemning Kuroki’s subsequent attempts to dispose of the corpse and destroy evidence as “highly malicious.”

Throughout the trial, Kuroki has exercised his right to remain silent. His defense team is arguing for a full acquittal, maintaining that he is not guilty of the charges.

The court is scheduled to hand down its verdict on October 20.

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大阪（TR）——据每日放送（9月29日）报道，检察官要求判处大阪市一名男子12年监禁，该男子被控殴打妻子致死并处理尸体，至今尸体仍下落不明。

根据起诉书，36岁的失业男子黑木义文于2024年5月在中央区的家中殴打妻子泉致其死亡。他被指控随后将妻子的尸体装入汽车，驱车前往冈山县附近，并抛弃了尸体。

尽管调查仍在进行中，但泉的遗体尚未找到。

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在周二举行的非专业法官审判听证会上，检方强调了袭击的极端残暴。“袭击非常严重，受害者尖叫了一个多小时，”检方表示，并谴责黑木随后试图处理尸体和销毁证据的行为“极其恶毒”。

在整个审判过程中，黑木一直行使着保持沉默的权利。他的辩护团队力求判他完全无罪，坚称他没有犯下任何指控的罪行。

法院定于10月20日宣判。

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