Judo Fatality 23-year-old female police officer who was unconscious dies fourth death from judo training in Kyoto Prefectural Police

On the 13th, the Kyoto Prefectural Police announced that a female police officer who was a freshman at the police academy (Fushimi Ward, Kyoto City) had died of acute subdural hematoma after suffering a severe head injury during judo practice and becoming unconscious.

[Photo] Kyoto Prefectural Police Academy where a fatal judo accident occurred

According to the prefectural police, the deceased was a 23-year-old police officer. At around 5:40 pm on the 1st, in the judo hall of the police academy, she was knocked down by an ouchigari during a judo class with a female police officer in her 20s, who was a colleague, and suffered a severe blow to the back of her head. She was rushed to the hospital and underwent emergency surgery, but she has not regained consciousness and remains in a critical condition.

According to the prefectural police, the officer was employed as a police officer in April of this year. Both of the officers were beginners at judo and were wearing judo head caps to protect their heads. The prefectural police have set up a review team to prevent recurrence.
Deputy Chief of Police Affairs Hidekatsu Hotta said, “We offer our condolences. We will take thorough measures to prevent recurrence so that something like this never happens again.”
The prefectural police promoted the officer to sergeant as a death in the line of duty. This is the fourth fatality during judo practice in the prefectural police since a male sergeant (25) died in 1969.

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