THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 7, 2023 at 17:00 JST
Defendant Shinji Aoba, who was severely burned in the arson attack, at the Kyoto District Court in September (Image drawn by Eri Iwasaki)
KYOTO--Prosecutors on Dec. 7 demanded the death sentence for Shinji Aoba, the defendant in an arson attack that killed 36 people at a Kyoto Animation Co. studio in 2019, citing his motive and the number of victims. [Read More]
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