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Japan ‘Twitter killer’ sentenced to death for nine murders

Japan ‘Twitter killer’ sentenced to death for nine murders By AFP
A Japanese man dubbed the “Twitter killer” was sentenced to death by a Tokyo court Tuesday 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 …

 

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