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MURDER

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 3, 2019
Former top farm official says Kawasaki knife attack prompted him to kill his son
Hideaki Kumazawa reportedly tells police he believed his son could “harm others” after he found out about last week's stabbing rampage.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 3, 2019
Kawasaki knife attack suspect may have checked site four days before
Images of the man were captured May 24 by security cameras around the crime scene, as well as at nearby train stations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 3, 2019
Virginia pastor asks God to give Trump 'wisdom' to lead U.S.
The pastor of a Virginia church has asked God to give President Donald Trump wisdom to lead the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 2, 2019
Former top farm bureaucrat arrested over alleged murder of son
A 76-year-old former top bureaucrat at the farm ministry is arrested for allegedly murdering his son at their home in Tokyo.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 1, 2019
Judge finds U.S. Navy SEAL's fair trial rights violated in war crimes case
The military judge presiding over the court-martial of a U.S. Navy SEAL charged with war crimes said on Friday prosecutors who electronically tracked email communications of defense lawyers without a warrant violated the accused's right to a fair trial.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 31, 2019
Suspect's motive for Kawasaki knife attack still unclear even after police search alleged killer's house
The motive of the assailant who carried out a knife attack on Tuesday in Kawasaki that left two dead and a dozen others injured remains unclear even after police searched his home, investigative sources said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / FOCUS
May 31, 2019
After Kawasaki attack, support groups worry recluses might all be painted with the same brush
Ryuichi Iwasaki, the 51-year-old suspect in a stabbing spree in Kawasaki on Tuesday that left two dead and 17 injured, is believed to have lived like a recluse, resulting in very limited interactions with other people and the outside world.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 31, 2019
Claus von Bulow, once accused of murdering heiress wife, dies at 92
Claus von Bulow, the Danish-born socialite who avoided a 30-year prison sentence in the 1980s after he was retried and acquitted of attempting to murder his wealthy wife with insulin injections, has died. He was 92.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 29, 2019
Following Kawasaki attack, attention turns to survivors' mental trauma
Even before a knife-wielding man attacked a group of elementary school students in Kawasaki on Tuesday, Japan had already seen news of children dragged into dreadful circumstances this year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 29, 2019
Kawasaki stabbing spree lasted less than 20 seconds; man behind mass attack said to have had short fuse
Wielding knives in both hands, Ryuichi Iwasaki, 51, allegedly carried out the attack in Kawasaki before taking his own life with a self-inflicted stab wound, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 29, 2019
Lost lives in Kawasaki rampage: A good-natured schoolgirl and a Burmese-language specialist
Hanako Kuribayashi was known as being a thoughtful and good-natured girl, while Satoshi Oyama was recognized as a specialist in the Burmese language and a highly qualified Foreign Ministry official, before they were killed in Tuesday's mass stabbing in Kawasaki.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 28, 2019
A chronology of major violent rampage cases in Japan
The following is a chronology of major violent rampage cases with multiple victims in Japan:
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 28, 2019
EU rights watchdog slams Malta for failing to uphold rule of law after journalist's killing
The failure of Maltese authorities to identify the masterminds behind the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia raises questions about the rule of law in Malta, according to Europe's chief human rights watchdog.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 24, 2019
Osaka High Court upholds death penalty for 'black widow' serial killer Chisako Kakehi
The Osaka High Court on Friday upheld the death penalty imposed on a 72-year-old woman dubbed Japan's "black widow" for murdering her husband and two common-law partners with poison to inherit money and escape debt.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 22, 2019
Death sentence confirmed after killer of two Osaka junior high school students drops appeal
A death sentence for a man convicted of murdering two junior high school students in Osaka has been finalized after he dropped an appeal, it was learned Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
May 21, 2019
Man accused of murder in Christchurch mosque shootings also charged with terrorism
New Zealand police have charged the man accused of murder in shootings at two Christchurch mosques in March with engaging in a terrorist act, they said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 20, 2019
Man gets reduced sentence for 2016 murders after mental examination
A high court has scrapped a life prison term for a man and instead sentenced him to 25 years in prison for killing three of his relatives and attempting to murder a fourth in 2016.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 20, 2019
Court upholds 30-year prison term for Osaka murder
The Osaka High Court has upheld a lower court ruling sentencing a man to 30 years in prison for murdering a man and injuring his three children at their home in Osaka Prefecture in 2016.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 17, 2019
French anesthetist charged with killing nine patients in resuscitation scam
An anesthetist in the French eastern city of Besancon is suspected of poisoning patients during surgery to trigger heart failures and then heroically bring them back from the brink of death.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 13, 2019
Mexican union leader shot dead in troubled oil refining city of Salamanca
Unidentified gunmen shot dead a trade union leader in Mexico's central city of Salamanca, authorities said on Sunday, the latest outbreak of violence in an area plagued by a murderous struggle between gangs over fuel theft.

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