Kyoto anime studio arsonist's dropping of death sentence appeal 'invalid': defense
A death-row inmate's legal team has asked the Osaka High Court to nullify the defendant's withdrawal of his appeal against ...
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Kyoto Animation Arsonist Dropped Death Sentence Appeal, But His Lawyers Are Seeking to Override Him
There is another twist in the case of Shinji Aoba, the convicted Kyoto Animation arsonist who was sentenced to the death ...
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78-year-old man arrested over arson, re-arrested on suspicion of killing couple
Police in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, have re-arrested a 78-year-old man on suspicion of killing a couple in their home in December. Kaoru Sakamaki, who was initially arrested on suspicion of arson ...
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Kyoto Animation Arson Culprit Withdraws Appeal, Death Sentence To Be Carried Out
Shinji Aoba withdraws death sentence appeal in Kyoto Animation Arson case. Tragic arson attack resulted in 36 deaths and ...
Kyoto Animation Studio’s arsonist’s death penalty finalised
The accused behind the arson attack on the Japanese animation studio, Kyoto Animation, has withdrawn his appeal to his death ...
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KyoAni arson suspect's death penalty finalized after appeal dropped
An attack by Aoba in July 2019 at a studio run by the animation powerhouse caused the deaths of 36 people and injured 32 ...
Bleeding man arrested after attacking Kyoto train station staff with knife
An injured man reportedly attacked a staff member at a train station in Kansai region in western Japan on Tuesday. The ...