Japan - Man faces death penalty for burning rape victim alive

[Doyle]

http://mdn.mainichi.co.jp/news/20031009p2a00m0dm030000c.html

An innocent life goes up in flames
http://mdn.mainichi.co.jp/waiwai/face/0201/0131flames.html

 

[alpharee]

that is so sad.........what a painful death....hope they catch the SOB

 

[Old Broad]

How horrible, instead of hanging this monster he deserves the same kind of death, first let him be raped, and then set him on fire!!!!

 

[AussieSim]

Shaking my head with my jaw on the floor.

I am so disgusted and dismayed that people like this live among us.

Poor Sachiko, I hope they find the monster who did this to her. I hope the family find the strength and courage to deal with this.

Aussie

 

[Rikissa]

Junya Hattori, 36, recieved a death sentence by the Tokyo High Court in March 2005 for the rape and murder of a 19-year-old college student in January 2002. The Supreme Court upheld the sentence in February 2008.

Death penalty upheld for burning murder

Japan's Supreme Court has upheld the death penalty imposed on a man who was convicted of abducting, raping and murdering a college student by burning her alive in January 2002.

www.abc.net.au

He was hanged on 3 August 2012.

Japan hangs two killers

Japan hanged two death-row inmates in Tokyo and Osaka Friday in the first executions since March, raising this year's total to five, news reports said.

www.bangkokpost.com