Mother given 10 yrs for child abuse resulting in death of 6-yr-old

A Japanese court on Wednesday sentenced a woman to 10 years in prison for joining her boyfriend in abusing her 6-year-old daughter, resulting in the child's death in Okayama, western Japan, in 2022.In handing down the prison term as requested by prosecutors, the Okayama District Court concluded that Aya Nishida, 36, "ignored" her boyfriend's abuse of her daughter Mao, even though the mother was "the only one" who was able to offer protection.Nishida's defense team appealed the ruling immediately. Her boyfriend Seiji Funahashi, 41, has already been sentenced to 14 years in prison in a separa…READ FULL ARTICLE