Takahiro Shiraishi did
things that even a court or government of Japan would not do-Mercy Killing. The
Japanese man used to select people with suicidal thoughts posted on social
media and promise to help them die. In this way, he had killed 9 people and
disposed of their bodies. He has pleaded guilty and said that he would not appeal
against his death sentence.
Takahiro Shiraishi and
his sentence
The Japanese man,
Takahiro Shiraishi, 30 was tried in court for killing nine people who had
suicidal thoughts on social media. The Japanese court has now awarded him a
death sentence. Takahiro had pleaded guilty of all the killings. And he has
said that he will not make an appeal against the death sentence. He is ready to
die for his crimes. But probably, he has no regrets for them. |
| Takahiro Shiraishi [Source: The Sun UK] |
The Tachikawa branch
of the Tokyo District Court found him guilty of killing, dismembering, and
storing the bodies of the nine victims in his apartment. The apartment was in
Zama, a place near Tokyo. He was also called Twitter Killer and the news of his
crime had shocked Japanese people and also the world.
The police had arrested
Takahiro in 2017 when they discovered dead bodies of 8 females and 1 male in
the cold-storage cases in his house.
Takahiro’s crime
The police then
investigated the case and found that Takahiro had a Twitter handle. He used to
approach the victims via this social media platform. He used to select people
who had posted suicidal tendencies on their social media. He used to
communicate with them and offer his assistance in making their wish come true. His
name on Twitter was Hangman. |
| Hangman hides his face [Source: BBC] |
Hangman would then
invite the people who agreed for that kind of death to his apartment. All of
these were women and there were female teenagers as well. He used to first rape
them and then kill them. The man whom he killed was the boyfriend of one of the
women who had accompanied her to the house. Takahiro killed him in order to
silence him about the crime.
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Defense lawyers and
their arguments
Takahiro’s defense
lawyers put forth the argument that he was just assisting the victims and fulfilling
their wishes to die. But later, Takahiro said that he had killed the victims
without their consent. The presiding Judge Naokuni Yano also agreed that none
of the victims had agreed to be killed and that Takahiro had killed them of his
own accord. The Judge stated that the crime was of heinous nature and had led
to apprehension and fear in the community. He added that social media these
days has become an indispensable part of life and such happenings on it are a
matter of concern. |
| Takahiro's victims [Source: Ohioscholarships and News] |
During the death row, Takahiro now wants to marry. Japan has the most
suicide rates in the world. This has increased with COVID-19 pandemic. But its
crime rate is less. ECONOMY
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