Japan man charged over insults after Terrace House star Hana Kimura's suicide

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TOKYO: A man has been charged over online abuse directed at a Japanese star of Netflix reality show Terrace House who took her own life last year, ...

A spokesman for Tokyo Prosecutors' Office told AFP they had made a"summary indictment against a man in his 20s" following the May 2020 death of Hana Kimura, a cast member of the internationally popular TV show.Police referred the man, who has not been named, to prosecutors in December, saying:"The suspect ... posted messages on a social media account of the victim, including 'You have such an awful personality. Is your life worth living?' and 'Hey, hey.

The man has been charged with making public insults but is not obliged to face trial under the indictment, as is often the case for relatively minor offences in Japan.Kimura, a confident pink-haired professional wrestler, was a fan favourite on the Japanese show Terrace House, in which six young people share a home while looking for love.But she was targeted by a torrent of abuse online, reportedly including comments such as"everyone will be happy if you're gone".

 

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