A man charged with fatally shooting a doctor and attacking medical staff who visited his home near Tokyo last year denied on Thursday that he had intended to kill them.Hiroshi Watanabe, 67, said during his first hearing at Saitama District Court that he had "never intended at all" to murder anyone, claiming instead that he had aimed at the doctor's right knee but his shot went off target.The attack, which took place on Jan. 27, 2022, resulted in an 11-hour standoff with police at his home in Fujimino, Saitama Prefecture. He was eventually arrested after the police stormed the building.Accor…READ FULL ARTICLE
