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Care home massacre suspect sent smiling to prosecutors

The man suspected of carrying out a mass stabbing attack that left 19 people dead at a Japanese care home for the mentally disabled has been moved from a local police station to the prosecutor's office in Yokohama.

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Former employee kills 19 in attack at centre for disabled

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Girl escapes 2-year captivity in Japan

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Man 'held teenage girl captive for years'

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Death penalty for mass killing

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Death sentence for man convicted of Tokyo mass stabbing attack

Tokyo killer had arsenal of knives

The man who killed seven people in a stabbing rampage in Tokyo had an arsenal of knives during the attack, police said today.

Wed, 11 Jun, 2008

Suspect in Tokyo knife rampage was an angry loner, prosecutors hear

The suspect in a knife rampage that killed seven in Tokyo was handed to prosecutors today, amid reports depicting an angry, lonely young man who meticulously planned the deadly attack.

Tue, 10 Jun, 2008

Japan questions itself over mass murderer

Japan was today struggling to make sense of a knife maniac’s rampage that left seven people dead in a Tokyo district popular with youngsters.

Mon, 09 Jun, 2008

Japan: Six dead in stabbing rampage

The death toll from a midday stabbing spree in Tokyo has risen to six.

Sun, 08 Jun, 2008