In the recent high-profile housewife blogger murder case, the testimony of key witness Mikoto in court caused an uproar.The defendant's husband, Kaname, originally insisted that he accidentally killed someone because of his wife's mental abuse. However, after Mikoto pointed out that the kitchen knife used as evidence was not the murder weapon, he suddenly recanted his confession, causing the entire court to fall into chaos.
The case has attracted much attention since the trial, not only because the victim is a popular housewife blogger, but also because the issues of domestic violence and mental abuse revealed behind the case are thought-provoking.During the trial, Kaname has always insisted that he accidentally killed his wife in a state of extreme mental breakdown, while prosecutor Toriya tried hard to convict Kaname, believing that it was premeditated murder.
At a critical moment in the trial, Mikoto's testimony took the case in an unexpected direction.As a neighbor, Mikoto heard the quarrel during the incident and witnessed Kaname leaving the scene.She pointed out in court that the kitchen knife as evidence was not the murder weapon because she had seen Kaname holding a different knife after the incident.This testimony directly challenged the prosecution's evidence chain and also triggered Kaname's sudden retraction.
After the confession was retracted, the entire court fell into chaos.Prosecutor Toriya expressed extreme anger at this, believing that Kaname's behavior was playing with the law and wasting judicial resources.Kamikura, the director of the court, is even more worried that if the case is not handled properly, it may affect the funding of the UDI (Japan Prosecutor's Office) and the public's trust in the judicial system.
Faced with this sudden change, Mikoto did not flinch.She is determined to pursue the truth, not only to seek justice for the victims, but also to expose the deep-seated problems behind domestic violence.For this reason, she decided to start a court showdown with prosecutor Toriya, who has a high success rate.