Welfare center received warning about teen held for murder

SASEBO, Japan - Photo taken July 31, 2014, shows a child welfare center in Sasebo in Japan's southwestern prefecture of Nagasaki. The center was informed last month that a 16-year-old girl arrested for allegedly killing and partially dismembering a classmate had exhibited disturbing behavior.

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