Tochigi patricide case

Who is Tochigi patricide case?

The Tochigi patricide case, or Aizawa patricide case, is a father–daughter incest and patricide case in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. The trial of the incident is also known as its common case name Aizawa v. Japan. In the incident, a victimized daughter, Chiyo Aizawa who had been sexually abused by her father for about 15 years, eventually killed her father on October 5, 1968. She was accused and convicted for murdering her father, but her sentence was suspended.

Her controversial trial led to a change of parricide's penalty in the Criminal Code of Japan.