A baby bottle was shoved into his mouth and left to break a bone… The infant died of emaciation “due to his father’s ruthless brutality”.

Kanai defendant’s family lived in Misato Town. The defendant Azusa had given birth to a child unmarried in 2003, and the town was involved as a family in need of assistance.

When a town official visited Kanai’s home to explain the childcare support system, he was angered, saying, “Do you think I’m an idiot? When town officials visited Kanai’s home to explain the childcare support system, they were outraged. Wary of the risk of abuse, the town had been sharing information with the Kumagaya Child Guidance Center (hereafter referred to as “Kodomo Sangyo”). However, when both defendants took Kisora to the health center in July 2008 to have her growth measured, she was in good health, so the town decided that there was no abuse,” said another national newspaper reporter.

In August of the same year, a neighbor reported that the children were crying noisily. In August of the same year, a neighbor reported that the children were crying noisily, and the town and the child welfare minister decided that if Kisora did not show up for the infant checkup in September, they would begin to ascertain the children’s condition.

In the end, Kisora did not come to the checkup. It is said that a relative visited Kanai’s house via the Child Welfare Minister to recommend that she go for a checkup, but there was no response.

It was only a few days later that the case was discovered. If help had arrived a little earlier, the precious life might have been spared.