US EditionJapanese man sentenced to 23 years in prison for 'Joker' train stabbing, fire
- Kyota Hattori has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for stabbing a passenger and setting a fire on a Tokyo train while dressed as the Joker on Halloween.
- Hattori was found guilty of attempted murder and causing serious injuries to a male passenger in his 70s, as well as trying to kill others by spraying lighter fluid and lighting it in the train car.
- During the trial, Hattori revealed that he carried out the attack after being shocked to learn that his girlfriend had married someone else shortly after their breakup, with the intention of receiving the death penalty and ending his own life.
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Japan court jails man for 23 years over Joker train attack
A Japanese court on Monday sentenced a man to 23 years in jail after finding him guilty of attempted murder and starting a fire on a train in Tokyo while dressed as comic book villain the Joker. The verdict for the 2021 Halloween attack was handed down by the Tokyo District Court’s Tachikawa branch, a spokeswoman for the court told AFP. Kyota Hattori, 26, was convicted of stabbing a male passenger in his 70s and trying to kill 12 others by start…
Japanese court sentences ‘Joker’ to 23 years for train attack, fire
TOKYO >> A Japanese court sentenced a man to 23 years in prison on Monday for stabbing a passenger and setting a fire on a Tokyo express train while dressed in a Joker costume on Halloween two years ago, officials said.
Japanese court sentences ’Joker’ to 23 years for stabbing, fire on Tokyo train
TOKYO -- A Japanese court sentenced a man to 23 years in prison on Monday for stabbing a passenger and setting a fire on a Tokyo express train while dressed in a Joker costume on Halloween two years ago, officials said.
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