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Man accused of deadly Kyoto Animation arson attack pleads guilty as trial begins (mainichi.jp)

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wait... that's only going to trial now?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Ah. That certainly would explain the delay.