December 15, 2020
Japan 'Twitter killer' sentenced to death for 9 murders
TOKYO: A Japanese man dubbed the “Twitter killer” was sentenced to death by a Tokyo court on Tuesday (Dec 15) for murdering and dismembering nine people he met online.
Takahiro Shiraishi, 30, admitted killing and butchering his young victims – all but one of whom were women – who he met on the social media platform.
His lawyers had argued he should receive a prison sentence because his victims, aged between 15 and 26, expressed suicidal thoughts on social media and so had consented to death.
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