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| Inmate executed for killing 8 schoolchildren |
| By Chicago Tribune |
| Published: 09/20/2004 |
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Japan executed a man last Tuesday for killing eight children in a 2001 knifing rampage that shocked the nation and forced tightened security at schools, news reports said. Mamoru Takuma, who had a history of mental illness, was found guilty of barging through several classrooms in Osaka in western Japan and wildly slashing at children and teachers. Kyodo News service and national broadcaster NHK reported Takuma's hanging along with the hanging of a second inmate, murderer Sueo Shimazaki. The Justice Ministry would confirm only that two prisoners had been hanged and refused to identify them. Names of executed criminals are not released in Japan, nor are executions announced beforehand. In the 2001 attack, Takuma killed seven girls and one boy, ages 6 to 8. An additional 13 students and two teachers were wounded. |
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