A antheral blameworthy of murdering 9 people, astir of whom had posted suicidal thoughts connected societal media, has been executed successful Japan.
Takahiro Shiraishi, known arsenic the "Twitter killer", was sentenced to decease successful 2020 for the 2017 killings of the 9 victims, who helium besides dismembered successful his flat adjacent Tokyo.
His execution was the archetypal usage of superior punishment successful the state successful astir 3 years and it was carried retired arsenic calls turn to abolish the measurement successful Japan since the acquittal of the world's longest-serving death-row inmate Iwao Hakamada past year.
He was freed aft 56 years connected decease row, pursuing a retrial which heard constabulary had falsified and planted grounds against him implicit the 1966 murders of his boss, woman and 2 children.
Eight of Shiraishi's victims were women, including teenagers, who helium killed aft raping them. He besides killed a fellow of 1 of the women to soundlessness him.
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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.
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Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki, who authorised Shiraishi's hanging, said helium made the determination aft cautious examination, taking into relationship the convict's "extremely selfish" motive for crimes that "caused large daze and unrest to society".
"It is not due to abolish the decease punishment portion these convulsive crimes are inactive being committed," Mr Suzuki said.
There are presently 105 decease enactment inmates successful Japan, helium added.
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