At least 9 people aged 15 to 26 had killed in the Japanthe serial killer of his Twitteras “named” after the revelation of his action.
The 34 -year -old killer Takachiro Siraisi, who had become the fear and way of parents as she “fishing” the primary young girls via Twitter, was sentenced to death by the Japan court in late 2020 for the murders she made in 2017.
In fact, this execution made by hanging is and The first thing that has been done by 2022.
The man was targeting young or young people who stated that They want to commit suicide. He then approached them and told them that he could help them, even die with them.
Confessed that he murdered and amputated his teenage or young victims – it was almost all cases for girls and women, except one.
In his trial, the defense suggested that he be sentenced to life imprisonment, stressing that his victims had expressed suicidal intentions and They wanted to die.
The seat rejected the argument, opposing that the case “raised great concern in society, as social media is so widespread”, imposing the death penalty for hanging – this is the only method used in Japan for the implementation of the death penalty.
The 34 -year -old did not appeal.
Takahiro Shiraisi dismembered the carcasses of the victims and saved them in his apartment in Zama, the southwestern suburb of the capital Tokyo.
On October 31, 2017, when police investigated his apartment, he found 240 members of people, Hidden in freezers and tool boxes, along with haysticks to prevent the smell of decay.
Scissors, knives, saw and various other, mainly carpentry, tools were also found in the apartment.
The case shocked Japan, a country where crime is very low.
Police arrested him during a 23 -year -old’s disappearance investigation, whose brother was able to access her account on Twitter, where she noticed talks with another account that was suspected.
He was one of those used by Takachiro Siraisi – he was recommended as a “professional executioner”.
Before turning into a murderer, the man with a regular appearance who did not attract attention was recruiting for years to work in a climate for adults in Kabukitso, a infamous district in Tokyo.
The case of the “Twitter murderer”, as the Japanese press baptized him, revived in Japan the dialogue on social media control, as well as her suicide and prevention.
Japan has the highest suicide indicator between G7 Member States.
Japan is one of the two industrial developed countries, along with the US, where the death penalty continues to be applied. It is generally imposed on persons who are found guilty of multiple homicides.
Authorities justify that the penalties of the penalties remains in force, noting that citizens want it, despite criticism from abroad, especially by human rights defense organizations.