Prosecutors have sought a 27-year sentence for Riko Uchida and others in the murder of a high school girl embroiled in a dispute over social media photos.
Prosecutors alleged that Riko Uchida and others applied physical force to the high school girl. The case involves a dispute over social media photos. The sentence of 27 years was requested in court.
A woman has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for her role in the death of a high school girl. Prosecutors had sought the term, calling the crime extremely cruel and malicious.
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Police in Kushiro, Hokkaido, have arrested a 22-year-old man on suspicion of threatening a 13-year-old female junior high student by sending messages such as "I'm going to kill you" via a social media app on Friday.
Police in Oita City, Oita Prefecture, have re-arrested a 58-year-old man on suspicion of killing an 18-year-old girl in March. The man was initially arrested on April 12 for abandoning her body. The girl was last seen leaving home at 11:30 p.m. on March 2.
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Police in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, have arrested a woman in her 40s on suspicion of attempted murder after she slashed a 29-year-old drugstore employee with a fruit knife on Friday evening.