1 of 3 given death for murders committed as minors

1 of 3 given death for murders committed as minors

NAGOYA, Japan - The Nagoya District Court sentenced one of three defendants to death July 9 for killing four men over 11 days in 1994 in Gifu, Aichi and Osaka prefectures when the defendants were minors, while giving the two others indefinite imprisonment. It was the third time since 1983 that the death penalty was given to a defendant who committed a crime when a minor.

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