In the ruling on Tuesday 17th March, Presiding Judge Hisashi Ito said that Aoba clearly understood the meaning of his decision, and that the impact of his delusional disorder on the decision was hardly seen. The judge added that it is “not unreasonable” for Aoba to believe that withdrawing the appeal was better than being deemed delusional by a higher court and being executed.
In Tuesday’s ruling, Presiding Judge Hisashi Ito said that Aoba clearly understood the meaning of his decision, and that the impact of his delusional disorder on the decision was hardly seen. The judge added that it is “not unreasonable” for Aoba to believe that withdrawing the appeal was better than being deemed delusional by a higher court and being executed.
Kyoto Animation Co. held a memorial on Friday to honor the 36 victims of the 2019 arson attack, with families renewing the memories of their loved ones on the anniversary day that came months after the assailant dropped an appeal to overturn his death sentence. “Works that have been left (by the victims) are still moving the hearts of many people. You have clearly made a mark on the world, and we are proud of that,” a representative of the families said in a message read out in a ceremony at the site in Kyoto where the burned down No. 1 Studio once stood.
A man charged with the 2019 fatal arson attack on a Kyoto Animation Co. studio has dropped his appeal to overturn his death sentence, a Japanese high court said Tuesday, finalizing the verdict over one of the country’s worst mass-murders.
Ahead of the Kyoani arson fifth anniversary Thursday, the 3-meter-tall aluminum monument, built in the Historical Park of Tea and Uji Town, features a design symbolizing the individuality of the 36 victims soaring into the sky, adorned with inscriptions such as “Dreams and passion from person to person.”
The defense for the arsonist in the July 2019 attack on Kyoto Animation Co. filed an appeal with Osaka High Court on Friday to challenge the death sentence its client was given.
The attacker, Shinji Aoba, scattered a bucket of a liquid, yelled, “Die,” and set it alight, said an employee who was in her second year at the animation powerhouse, known as KyoAni, at the time of the incident.
A Japanese court on Thursday is set to sentence Shinji Aoba, the man responsible for a 2019 arson attack at a Kyoto Animation Co. studio that killed 36 people in one of Japan’s worst-ever mass murders.
Prosecutors on Thursday demanded capital punishment for a man who has admitted to the 2019 arson attack at Kyoto Animation Co. that killed 36 people, while his defense counsel has called for an acquittal, arguing he was not mentally competent at the time.
A prosecutor asked the accused to elaborate on a previous comment in which he said he did not expect so many people would die and he went too far. The accused said his comment includes feelings of atonement and he is extremely sorry.
It is the first time for the accused to offer an apology in court.
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