Eerie bubbles like soap bubbles…3 patients died from poisoning with disinfectant “I put it in over 20 people” Former nurse’s horrifying words and actions
As in the first trial, Kuboki was charged with serious crimes in the second trial as well.
On June 19, the Tokyo District Court handed down a sentence of life imprisonment to Aiyumi Kuboki, 37, a former nurse accused of murder and other crimes for poisoning to death three patients at the former Oguchi Hospital (Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture), where she worked. The court dismissed the appeals of both the prosecution and the defense.
The prosecution had argued that Kuboki was fully responsible and sought the death penalty. The defense, on the other hand, argued that he was not fully responsible and that the first-instance verdict was erroneous. The defense argued that he was not fully responsible and that there was a possibility that he could be rehabilitated.
In an article distributed on October 8, 2009, immediately after the first trial, “FRIDAY Digital” reported in detail on the incident Kuboki allegedly committed. We would like to recount the unprecedented medical crime that resulted in the deaths of several elderly people, as well as the “extra crimes” that may have affected more than 20 people (some content has been revised).
Repeatedly mixed with disinfectant ……
Let’s go back to about eight years ago when the incident occurred. The trouble was discovered in an unexpected way.
The drip was bubbling ……
It was September ’16, just after the death of the victim, an 88-year-old man. A nurse, who was not Kuboki, noticed a strange sight. The IV bag was filled with eerie bubbles that looked like soap bubbles. Upon receiving the report, the former Oguchi Hospital called the police, and an investigation was launched. An investigation was launched.
The defendant Kuboki came to our attention. Kuboki was often seen by his colleagues carrying a bottle of disinfectant to hide it during the night shift. Although the disinfectant was used infrequently in the hospital, several bottles were found in a used state.
When questioned by the police, Kuboki confessed: “I started using the disinfectant around July of the same year. He confessed to the police that he had been repeatedly mixing disinfectant into IV bags of hospitalized patients with syringes since around July of the same year.
Between four and five days after September 15 of the same year, Kuboki injected disinfectant into the IV bags of hospitalized patients one after another, resulting in the poisoning deaths of three men and women in their 70s and 80s.
The number of victims is likely to be much larger. There may be many more than the three who were involved in the case. Kuboki also said that he injected disinfectant into more than 20 patients over a period of about two months. Most of the deceased patients were cremated, and no blood or other evidence was left behind. There is also no objective physical evidence, such as security cameras at the crime scene. In the end, only three cases of murder were prosecuted based on confessions.
Kuboki told the police that his motive for committing the crime was “fear of being blamed by the bereaved family. He also said, “When a patient dies while I am on duty, I have to explain to the bereaved family.
When a patient died while I was on duty, I had to explain to the bereaved family. That was troublesome and I was not good at it.
Since obtaining her nursing license in April 2008, Kuboki has worked at several medical facilities, including the former Oguchi Hospital. However, she was traumatized when several bereaved families severely criticized her for her poor workmanship. He was traumatized by the accusations of several bereaved families of his poor workmanship, and he even took a large dose of sleeping pills, leading to depression and even a leave of absence from work.
He was also depressed and even took a leave of absence from work. He told the police that he was worried about whether the families of the victims would be convinced by his explanation. It is hard to believe that they died quickly and were in such a state that they needed to explain to their families. It is also bizarre that he killed three people in such a short period of time.
Although Kuboki avoided the death penalty, the full picture of the case has yet to emerge.
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