Man pleads not guilty to killing 5 on western Japan island

Man pleads not guilty to killing 5 on western Japan island

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

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