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Japan's 'Twitter killer' faces the death sentence after admitting to 9 murders of suicidal people he lured on social media
Takahiro Shiraishi, 29, told a Tokyo court on Wednesday that he had used Twitter and other online platforms to contact people who had expressed suicidal thoughts.
Shiraishi allegedly told his victims that he could help them die, and in some cases, also promised he would kill himself alongside them.
He then invited them to his apartment in Zama, 25 miles south-west of Tokyo, where he sexually assaulted, strangled, and dismembered them.
Eight of his victims were young women, and one was a 20-year-old male, killed after he confronted Shiraishi about his girlfriend's whereabouts. Three of the female victims were still in high school, one of which was only 15 years old.
The defendant told the court that the allegations against him "are all correct." However, his lawyers argued that his charges should be reduced because his victims gave consent to be killed, according to the BBC.
If convicted, Shiraishi is likely to be sentenced to death. However, if he is charged with "murder with consent" he could only get a prison sentence between six months and seven years.
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- A Japanese man dubbed the "Twitter Killer" has pleaded guilty to killing and dismembering eight women and one man in 2017 after he lured them in on the social media platform.
- Takahiro Shiraishi allegedly created a Twitter account to contact people who had expressed suicidal thoughts, telling them he could help them die, and in some cases also promising to kill himself alongside them.
- Shiraishi told a Tokyo court on Wednesday that the allegations against him "are all correct."
- His lawyers however argued that his charges — which could lead to a potential death penalty — should be reduced because his victims apparently gave consent to be killed.
- The high-profile case sent shockwaves through the country and led Twitter to introduce new rules against promoting suicide and self-harm.
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Takahiro Shiraishi, 29, told a Tokyo court on Wednesday that he had used Twitter and other online platforms to contact people who had expressed suicidal thoughts.
Shiraishi allegedly told his victims that he could help them die, and in some cases, also promised he would kill himself alongside them.
He then invited them to his apartment in Zama, 25 miles south-west of Tokyo, where he sexually assaulted, strangled, and dismembered them.
Eight of his victims were young women, and one was a 20-year-old male, killed after he confronted Shiraishi about his girlfriend's whereabouts. Three of the female victims were still in high school, one of which was only 15 years old.
The defendant told the court that the allegations against him "are all correct." However, his lawyers argued that his charges should be reduced because his victims gave consent to be killed, according to the BBC.
If convicted, Shiraishi is likely to be sentenced to death. However, if he is charged with "murder with consent" he could only get a prison sentence between six months and seven years.
saw this today so if you're planning to meet a partner make sure they don't have devious intentions. Take a long while to get to know that partner
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