Philippine man sentenced to 17 years in prison for murder of Chinese woman - Tsu District Court open hearing

In the case where the body of a Chinese woman was found in a wooded area in Yokkaichi City in April last year, a lay judge trial was held on the 22nd at Tsu District Court (Judge Masashi Nishimae, presiding) for the defendant Juni Jervin Bernadez (32), a Filipino factory worker from Komono, Komono Town, who is accused of murder and abandoning a body. The prosecution concluded by requesting a 17-year prison sentence, and the sentence will be hand…