Furlong accused: ‘I wasn’t there’

An American hip-hop dancer, being held in Toyko in connection with the death of college student Nicola Furlong, has claimed he wasn’t in the hotel room where she died.

Furlong accused: ‘I wasn’t there’

James Blackston, of LA, was arrested along with a 19-year- old keyboard player who can’t be named for legal reasons.

The men have been charged with a sexual assault on Nicola’s friend, alleged to have taken place in a taxi on the way to the hotel. They also face questioning about Nicola’s death.

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