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In His First Public Appearance in Five and a Half Years, Defendant Shimazu, Dressed in a Black Suit and Using a Wheelchair, Remained Silent on the First Day of the Retrial in the Okuda Police Box Attack Case. 278 People Lined up Outside the Courthouse for Seats in the Public Gallery. How Autism Spectrum Disorder Will Affect the Sentencing Is a Key Point of Contention.
The Okuda Police Box attack in Toyama City in 2018, in which two people were killed, saw the start of a retrial at the Toyama District Court on the 5th for defendant Keita Shimazu (30), who is charged with robbery and murder. The trial attracted significant attention, with 278 people lining up outside the courthouse for the 30 available seats for the general public. However, Shimazu refused to answer any questions regarding his identity or plea,…
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The Okuda Police Box attack in Toyama City in 2018, in which two people were killed, saw the start of a retrial at the Toyama District Court on the 5th for defendant Keita Shimazu (30), who is charged with robbery and murder. The trial attracted significant attention, with 278 people lining up outside the courthouse for the 30 available seats for the general public. However, Shimazu refused to answer any questions regarding his identity or plea,…