Japan executes man convicted of murder for killing and dismembering 9 people in his apartment

Japan's Justice Ministry says a antheral convicted of execution for sidesplitting and dismembering 9 radical successful his flat adjacent Tokyo was executed Friday

TOKYO -- A antheral convicted of execution for killing and dismembering 9 people successful his flat adjacent Tokyo was executed Friday, Japan's Justice Ministry said.

Takahiro Shiraishi, known arsenic the “Twitter killer,” was sentenced to decease successful 2020 for the killings successful 2017 of the 9 victims, astir of whom had posted suicidal thoughts connected societal media. He was besides convicted of sexually abusing pistillate victims.

The execution was carried retired arsenic calls turn to abolish superior punishment successful Japan since the acquittal of the world’s longest-serving death-row inmate Iwao Hakamada past year.

Shiraishi was hanged astatine the Tokyo Detention House successful precocious secrecy with thing disclosed until the execution was done.

Police arrested him successful 2017 aft uncovering the bodies of 8 females and 1 antheral successful cold-storage cases successful his apartment.

Investigators said Shiraishi approached the victims via Twitter, offering to assistance them with their suicidal wishes. He killed the 8 women, including teenagers, aft raping them, and besides killed a fellow of 1 of the women to soundlessness him.

Japan’s termination complaint ranks among the world’s highest. Following a caller decline, the fig has climbed backmost this twelvemonth arsenic radical were deed by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Japan’s transgression complaint is comparatively low, but it has seen immoderate high-profile wide killings successful caller years.

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