Japan: Man sentenced to death for Japan anime fire which killed 36
2024年1月26日小于 1 分钟
A Japanese man has been sentenced
to death for an arson
attack at a Kyoto animation studio in 2019 which killed 36 people and injured dozens more. The incident, one of Japan's deadliest in recent decades, killed mostly young artists and shocked the anime world. Shinji Aoba, 45, pleaded
guilty
to the attack but his lawyers had sought a lighter sentence, arguing grounds of "mental
incompetence". Judges rejected this however, ruling
Aobo knew what he was doing. "I have determined that the defendant
was not mentally insane
or weak at the time of the crime," Chief Judge Masuda said.
tips
sentence 句子;宣判
arson 纵火
plead 辩护;恳求
guilty 犯罪的(guilt 罪)
mental 精神病的
rule 尺子;规定;裁决
defendant 被告
defend 防护;辩护
insane 精神失常