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Abe murder suspect says life destroyed by mother’s religion

FILE - In this image from a video, Tetsuya Yamagami is detained near the site of gunshots in Nara, western Japan Friday, July 8, 2022. Yamagami allegedly killed former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a campaign speech in Nara. A glimpse of his painful childhood has led to a surprising amount of sympathy in Japan, where three decades of economic malaise and social disparity have left many feeling isolated and unease. (Kyodo News via AP, File) FILE - Tetsuya Yamagami, the attacker who shot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, gets out of a police station in Nara, western Japan, on July 10, 2022, on his way to local prosecutors' office. A glimpse of Yamagami's painful childhood has led to a surprising amount of sympathy in Japan, where three decades of economic malaise and social disparity have left many feeling isolated and unease. (Miki Matsuzaki/Kyodo News via AP, File) FILE - Tetsuya Yamagami, bottom, is detained near the site of gunshots in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, Friday, July 8, 2022. Yamagami allegedly killed former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a campaign speech in Nara. A glimpse of his painful childhood has led to a surprising amount of sympathy in Japan, where three decades of economic malaise and social disparity have left many feeling isolated and unease. (Katsuhiko Hirano/The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP, File) FILE - Tetsuya Yamagami, center, holding a weapon, is detained near the site of gunshots in Nara, western Japan Friday, July 8, 2022. Yamagami allegedly killed former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a campaign speech in Nara. A glimpse of his painful childhood has led to a surprising amount of sympathy in Japan, where three decades of economic malaise and social disparity have left many feeling isolated and unease. (Nara Shimbun/Kyodo News via AP, File) FILE - Tetsuya Yamagami, the alleged assassin of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, gets out of a police station in Nara, western Japan, on July 10, 2022, on his way to local prosecutors' office. A glimpse of Yamagami's painful childhood has led to a surprising amount of sympathy in Japan, where three decades of economic malaise and social disparity have left many feeling isolated and unease. (Nobuki Ito/Kyodo News via AP, File)