"Kyoto Animation Arsonist Sentenced to Death for Deadly Attack"
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A Japanese court has sentenced a 45-year-old man to death for setting fire to Kyoto Animation studio in 2019, resulting in 36 deaths. The defendant, Shinji Aoba, was found guilty of murder and arson after claiming his work had been plagiarized. The court ruled that Aoba was not mentally incompetent at the time of the crime, rejecting his plea of not guilty due to mental disorder. The attack was described as "truly atrocious and inhumane," marking Japan's worst mass killing in almost 20 years and leaving fans worldwide grieving the loss of life and a renowned animation studio.
- Japan court sentences arsonist to death for deadly attack on Kyoto Animation studio CNN
- Japan: Man sentenced to death for Kyoto anime fire which killed 36 BBC.com
- Japan sentences Kyoto Animation arsonist to death over 2019 attack The Washington Post
- Kyoto Animation arsonist given death penalty over 2019 attack The Japan Times
- Japan man gets death sentence for killing 36 in anime studio arson - NHK Reuters
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