Japan court acquits man of 1986 schoolgirl murder in retrial

Japan court acquits man of 1986 schoolgirl murder in retrial

Shoshi Maekawa, a 60-year-old who served seven years in prison for the 1986 murder of a junior high school student, holds a press conference in Kanazawa, central Japan, on July 18, 2025, after a high court acquitted him at the conclusion of a retrial earlier in the day.

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