Man who let son, 1, die after shooting him with air gun gets 16 yrs

A Japanese man accused of causing the death of his 1-year-old son in 2018 by leaving him frail from severe malnutrition, refusing him medical treatment and shooting him multiple times with an air gun was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Thursday.The Fukuoka District Court found Masanori Jokei, a 27-year-old man in Tagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, guilty of causing injury to his son Yuiga and causing his death by abandoning his responsibility to him as his parent.According to the ruling, the defendant shot Yuiga with an air gun around late November 2018, causing injuries across his body that wo…READ FULL ARTICLE