Child killer suspect pens letter of repentance+

OSAKA, Japan - Mamoru Takuma, the suspect in the June 8 slaying of eight schoolchildren in Osaka Prefecture, leaves Ikeda Police Station in Osaka Prefecture on June 22 for questioning at the Osaka Public Prosecutors' Office. Takuma has written a letter of repentance, but was pressured into doing so by the police, his lawyer said.

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