Peruvian man sentenced to life over murder of Hiroshima girl

Peruvian man sentenced to life over murder of Hiroshima girl

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A room in the Hiroshima District Court is pictured on July 4 prior to the start of a trial on Jose Manuel Torres Yagi, 34, a Peruvian man charged with sexually assaulting and killing a 7-year-old girl in the city of Hiroshima in November 2005. Later the court sentenced him to life imprisonment. (Pool photo)

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