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Japan executes man over deadly Tokyo stabbing spree in 2008

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Tomohiro Kato, who killed seven people in 2008, has been hanged in Japan’s first execution this year

Justice Minister Yoshihisa Furukawa said Tomohiro Kato had undertaken"meticulous preparation" for the attack that killed seven people and displayed a"strong intent to kill".

Justice Minister Yoshihisa Furukawa said Tomohiro Kato had undertaken "meticulous preparation" for the attack and displayed a "strong intent to kill". He was arrested on the spot shortly after the attacks, in which he rammed a rented two-tonne truck into a crowd of pedestrians before getting out and randomly stabbing people.

The son of a banker, Kato grew up in Aomori prefecture in Japan's north, where he graduated from a top high school. While awaiting trial, Kato wrote to a 56-year-old taxi driver whom he injured in the stabbing spree, expressing his remorse.

 

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