THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 1, 2020 at 17:22 JST
A drawing of Takahiro Shiraishi during the first hearing of his murder trial at the Tokyo District Court’s Tachikawa branch on Sept. 30 (Image drawn by Kageyosi Koyanagi)
A 29-year-old man admitted to murdering nine people, sexual assault and dismembering their bodies, but his lawyers argued for leniency, saying the victims gave their “consent” to be killed. [Read More]
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