Shinji Aoba, who murdered people at Kyoto Animation in an arson attack, was given the death penalty in 2024, and he and his lawyers appealed the ruling. Aoba admitted that he had committed the crime, but his defense had tried to get him a lesser …Read more »
Japanese police recently arrested 38-year-old Shigeru Okada, alleging that he set fire to a building while an idol concert was going on inside in March. About 70 people were in the vicinity, and while there were some burn injuries, there are thankfully no reports of …Read more »
Shinji Aoba, the man who admitted to the Kyoto Animation arson that killed 36 people, has maintained that he did this because the company stole from the novel he submitted to them. Kyoto Animation has vehemently denied these allegations. Now Aoba, who has been formally …Read more »
In June it was announced that Shinji Aoba, the arrested suspect of the Kyoto Animation arson, would undergo psychiatric examinations to see if he is mentally competent enough to go to trial. Japanese prosecutors have announced they’re officially indicting Aoba, which indicates he must have …Read more »
We recently posted about the status of injured victims who survived the July 18 arson attack on Kyoto Animation’s Studio 1. Of the 34 injured, 7 remained in the hospital and three were in critical condition at the time. According to the latest update, though, all 34 injured victims …Read more »
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