Man pleads not guilty to killing 5 on western Japan island

Man pleads not guilty to killing 5 on western Japan island

People line up in front of the Kobe District Court in the western Japan city on Feb. 8, 2017, to draw tickets for the first court hearing of Tatsuhiko Hirano, who is charged with a 2015 fatal stabbing of five neighbors on Awaji Island. The defendant pleaded not guilty, saying, "This is clearly a case of false accusation plotted by 'operatives' who destroyed my brain and forced me to commit the murders." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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                    Man pleads not guilty to killing 5 on western Japan island

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                    The Kobe District Court in the western Japan city holds on Feb. 8, 2017, the first court hearing of Tatsuhiko Hirano, who is charged with a 2015 fatal stabbing of five neighbors on Awaji Island. The defendant pleaded not guilty, saying, "This is clearly a case of false accusation plotted by 'operatives' who destroyed my brain and forced me to commit the murders." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                      Man pleads not guilty to killing 5 on western Japan island

                      Man pleads not guilty to killing 5 on western Japan island

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