Man given life sentence over 2005 murder of girl in Tochigi

Photo taken in June 2014 shows Takuya Katsumata, who has been on trial over the 2005 murder of a 7-year-old girl in the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Tochigi. The Utsunomiya District Court sentenced the 33-year-old Katsumata to life in prison on April 8, 2016, in line with the prosecutors' demand despite debate about the credibility of his confessions amid a dearth of compelling physical evidence. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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