A lay judge trial for Shinji Aoba, indicted for murder and four other charges over the 2019 arson attack at the Kyoto Animation Co. studio, remains uncertain, as no date has been set for a pre-trial hearing to narrow down the issues to be contested.
The attack on KyoAni's No. 1 studio in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, killed 36 people and injured 32.
