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埼玉・飯能の親子3人殺害、検察側も控訴「事実誤認等がある」 [埼玉県]：朝日新聞

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This page reports on the appeal filed by the Saitama District Prosecutor's Office regarding the trial of Atsushi Saito, 43, accused of murdering a family of three in Hanno, Saitama in 2022. The prosecution appealed the first-instance verdict of life imprisonment to the Tokyo High Court, claiming "factual errors" in the judgment. While prosecutors sought the death penalty, the court acknowledged the defendant's guilt but reduced the sentence citing his "diminished mental capacity." The defense had sought acquittal.