KYOTO – A man accused of carrying out an arson attack on a Kyoto Animation studio in 2019 that claimed 36 lives admitted to charges of arson and murder as his lay judge trial opened in the Kyoto District Court on Sept. 5.
KYOTO – A man accused of carrying out an arson attack on a Kyoto Animation studio in 2019 that claimed 36 lives admitted to charges of arson and murder as his lay judge trial opened in the Kyoto District Court on Sept. 5.
Wait… that’s only going to trial now?
A big part of why is that the guy was really badly injured in the fire. Over 93% of his body was badly burned and he had to recover before they would put him on trial.
Ah. That certainly would explain the delay.