A 37-year-old American man facing trial over the killing of his wife at the Tokyo Family Court in 2019 was found not guilty Friday, with the ruling saying he couldn¡¯t be held accountable because he had schizophrenia.
The ruling was handed down by the Tokyo District Court.
Jacob Wilson was on trial over the murder of his 31-year-old wife, Kyoko. The couple were in the process of getting a divorce. According to the ruling, he cut her throat with a knife at the entrance of the Tokyo Family Court on March 20, 2019. She was rushed to a hospital but died there about an hour later.
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