On September 15, 2004, a Japanese Family Court ruled to institutionalize Girl A, putting aside her young age because of the severity of the crime.[15] She was sent to a reformatory in Tochigi Prefecture.[16] The Nagasaki family court originally sentenced Girl A to two years of involuntary commitment, but the sentence was extended by two years in September 2006, following a psychological evaluation.[17] On May 29, 2008, local authorities announced that they did not seek an additional sentence.[18]