Case Summary

The final court decision was made, "Judicial settlement with the daycare"


Our 3 months old son was killed by Daycare.


In 2010, I dropped our baby to the daycare. 3 hours later I received phone call from the daycare worker and said they were at the hospital with my son because he wasn’t breathing.


When I arrived at the hospital, my baby was dead. The cause of death was bacterial pneumonia, told by the police


Few weeks later, unbelievable fact was unravelled, the daycare workers left my baby along with 12 other infants alone unattended by any adult and went to the Gym during the napping time, and they were hiding it until the testimony of an eyewitness told the police.


We felt something suspicious about the daycare, therefore we asked for legally autopsy, and the cause of death was not from bacterial pneumonia


The truth is, our baby was put facing down and was suffocated to death while they were at the Gym


We decided to bring a case and press charges against the daycare.

5 years of trial, we were convinced by the court and attorney that it is better to settle with the daycare. Of course we could never agree but after they told us how much it will cost us if we keep continue, it was almost like force decision.


Until today, the daycare hasn't given an apology nor condolence...

Sunday, December 2, 2012

The decision is announced from the prosecutor’s office

The article about the Daycare's not guilty was on the Okinawa Times Newspaper on 12/1/2012. The police and the public prosecutor’s office judged the daycare's action as not guilty.  If they are not going to be punished, I want my baby's life back. We are very mortified for the decision. If my son was alive, he would have been 3years and 2months old today.

(Translation for the article)

“Daycare not guilty. 

Ishigaki Baby Death, Parents lawsuit against daycare at the civil trial. 

In Feburary, 2010, three months old baby boy was laid facing down and it caused cardiopulmonary arrest to death. Parents sued against the daycare for Abandonment by a Person Responsible resulting in death. However, Naha District Public Prosecutor's Office in Ishigaki gave the daycare representative Not Guilty. The parents of the baby claim lawsuit in the civil trial against the daycare for damages . The parents are also claiming the result of not guilty as an unjust decision to the Committee for the Inquest of Prosecution.”


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