| Sagamihara stabbings | |
|---|---|
 Tsukui Yamayuri En | |
| Location | Midori Ward, Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°36′49″N 139°12′47″E / 35.61361°N 139.21306°E |
| Date | 26 July 2016 02:30am – 03:00am (UTC+09:00) |
| Target | disabled people |
Attack type | |
| Weapons | Yanagi-ba knives, hammer |
| Deaths | 19 |
| Injured | 26 (13 severe)[1] |
| Perpetrator | Satoshi Uematsu |
| Motive | Ableism |
| Verdict | Death |
| Convictions | Murder (19 counts) Attempted murder Unlawful entry Illegal confinement |
The Sagamihara stabbings were committed on 26 July 2016 in Midori Ward, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan. Nineteen people were killed and twenty-six others were injured, thirteen severely, at a care home for disabled people.[1] The crimes were committed by a 26-year-old man, identified as Satoshi Uematsu (植松 聖, Uematsu Satoshi), a former employee of the care facility.[2] Uematsu surrendered at a nearby police station with a bag of knives and was subsequently arrested.[3][4] Justin McCurry of The Guardian described the attack as one of the worst crimes committed on Japanese soil in modern history.[2] Uematsu was sentenced to death on 16 March 2020, after the prosecution sought the maximum penalty for murder in his trial; as of July 2022[update], he was on death row awaiting execution.[5] As of 2023, it is currently the deadliest mass stabbing in Japanese history.
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- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Japanese man accused of killing 19 disabled people sentenced to death". The Straits Times (Singapore). 16 March 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2022.