Relatives say farewell to murdered boy

Relatives say farewell to murdered boy

AKITA, Japan - Relatives and friends watch a coffin carrying the body of Goken Yoneyama, a 7-year-old boy from Fujisato, Akita Prefecture, leave his home ahead of his funeral May 21. His body was found May 18 near the banks of a river.

Elementary school boy found dead in Akita Pref.

Elementary school boy found dead in Akita Pref.

AKITA, Japan - A villager looks on as policemen check the banks Yoneshiro River in Noshiro, Akita Prefecture, where an elementary school boy was found dead on May 18. Police suspect foul play in the death of Goken Yoneyama, 7, of Fujisato town in the prefecture.

Akita woman arrested over death of neighbor's boy

Akita woman arrested over death of neighbor's boy

AKITA, Japan - Police arrest Suzuka Hatakeyama (photo), 33, on June 4 in connection with the death of Goken Yoneyama 7, who lived near her house in Fujisato, Akita Prefecture. (Kyodo)

Relatives say farewell to murdered boy

Relatives say farewell to murdered boy

AKITA, Japan - Relatives and friends watch a coffin carrying the body of Goken Yoneyama, a 7-year-old boy from Fujisato, Akita Prefecture, leave his home ahead of his funeral May 21. His body was found May 18 near the banks of a river. (Kyodo)

Elementary school boy found dead in Akita Pref.

Elementary school boy found dead in Akita Pref.

AKITA, Japan - A villager looks on as policemen check the banks Yoneshiro River in Noshiro, Akita Prefecture, where an elementary school boy was found dead on May 18. Police suspect foul play in the death of Goken Yoneyama, 7, of Fujisato town in the prefecture. (Kyodo)

Akita woman sentenced to life for killing daughter, boy

Akita woman sentenced to life for killing daughter, boy

AKITA, Japan - The Akita District Court on March 19 sentences Suzuka Hatakeyama (file photo) to life in prison for killing her 9-year-old daughter Ayaka and Goken Yoneyama, a 7-year-old boy in her neighborhood in the town of Fujisato, Akita Prefecture, in 2006. Public prosecutors had demanded the death sentence. (Kyodo)

Death sought for alleged Akita murderer of daughter, boy

Death sought for alleged Akita murderer of daughter, boy

AKITA, Japan - Prosecutors on Jan. 25 demanded the death penalty for Suzuka Hatakeyama (in file photo), a 34-year-old woman, for murdering her 9-year-old daughter, Ayaka, as well as a 7-year-old boy, Goken Yoneyama, living in her neighborhood in a town in Akita Prefecture in 2006. (Kyodo)