Internet messaging trouble cited as motive in school murder

Internet messaging trouble cited as motive in school murder

SASEBO, Japan - A policeman stands guard in front of Okubo Elementary School in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on June 2, one day after an 11-year-old girl stabbed her classmate Satomi Mitarai to death in a study room. The girl told police she had argued with the victim over their Internet messages.

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