Japan 'Twitter killer' victims consented to their deaths, say lawyers

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TOKYO (AFP) - A Japanese man dubbed the 'Twitter killer' for luring his victims on social media admitted in court on Wednesday (Sept 30) to killing nine people, local media said.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

TOKYO - A Japanese man dubbed the"Twitter killer" for luring his victims on social media admitted in court on Wednesday to killing nine people, local media said.

Shiraishi, who is also accused of dismembering his victims and storing body parts in coolboxes, did not contest nine counts of murder, saying they"are all correct", public broadcaster NHK reported. His lawyers want the charges against him reduced to"murder with consent", which carries a prison sentence of between six months and seven years.

After she went missing, her brother apparently hacked into her Twitter account, and noticed a suspicious handle.

 

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