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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Shweta Sharma

Japan man sentenced to death for ‘cold-blooded’ killing of four in 2023 rampage

A court in Japan has sentenced a man to death for killing four people in a stabbing and shooting attack in 2023, rejecting the defence’s argument that he was suffering from a severe mental disorder.

Masanori Aoki, 34, was convicted of fatally stabbing two women and two police officers on a street in Nakano City, Nagano Prefecture, in the summer of 2023.

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