Takahiro Shiraishi, 30, was convicted of murdering, raping, dismembering, and storing the 9 victims’ our bodies in his house in Zama, Kanagawa prefecture, on the outskirts of Tokyo, the courtroom mentioned.
Three cooler containers and 5 containers have been present in Shiraishi’s room, containing human heads and bones with the flesh scraped off, in line with TV Asahi, citing police sources.
The 9 victims — eight ladies and one man — have been aged between 15 and 26, in line with Japanese public broadcaster NHK and CNN affiliate TV Asahi, which each cited courtroom proceedings.
The victims had posted on-line that they needed to kill themselves, and have been subsequently contacted by Shiraishi via social media platforms, NHK and TV Asahi reported.
Utilizing a deal with which loosely interprets as “hangman,” Shiraishi invited them to his house in Zama, promising to assist them die, the Jiji information company reported, citing the indictment.
Shiraishi pleaded responsible to murdering the victims, saying in courtroom that he had killed them to fulfill his sexual need, NHK and TV Asahi reported.
NHK added that Shiraishi doesn’t intend to attraction the decision and will likely be on demise row till Japan’s justice minister indicators the execution order.
In Japan the demise penalty is executed by hanging, with execution dates not made public till after the penalty is carried out.
Further reporting by Reuters.
