In Japan, the arsonist of the Kyoto Animation studio was sentenced to death
The Kyodo agency reported that in Japan, the Kyoto District Court sentenced 45-year-old Shinji Aobu, who set fire to the animation studio Kyoto Animation in 2019.
< p>To be specified, the court found the man guilty of arson, which killed 36 people. He was sentenced to death.
“Prosecutors sought the death penalty for him, and the defense, in turn, insisted that the defendant was delusional and therefore only partially competent,” the agency reversed.
As a result, the court found him guilty and sentenced him to death.