Kyozo Matsumura accepts death penalty for killing 2 relatives

TOKYO, Japan - File photo of Kyozo Matsumura, who withdrew his appeal on April 8 against the death penalty imposed on him for stabbing a 57-year-old aunt to death in Nagaokakyo, Kyoto Prefecture, and stealing 20,000 yen in cash from her in January last year and, a week later, fatally beating a 72-year-old granduncle in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, and stealing 3,000 yen in cash. (Kyodo)