Many victims of an arson attack on a Japanese animation studio were young with b...
KYOTO, Japan - Many victims of an arson attack on a Japanese animation studio were young with bright futures, some joining only in April, the shaken company president said on Saturday, as the death toll climbed to 34.
Many of the victims of the attack, in the ancient capital of Kyoto, were young women, company president Hideaki Hatta said. Fifteen of the victims were in their 20s and 11 were in their 30s, public broadcaster NHK said. Six were in their 40s and one was at least 60. The age of the latest victim, a man who died in hospital, was not known. The names of the victims have not been disclosed.Police have confirmed the identity of the suspect as Shinji Aoba, but have declined to comment further.
People living near the studio said they saw a man fitting Aoba’s description in a nearby park the day before the attack. Police suspect he may have spent a day or more in the area to prepare.Police have not formally arrested Aoba, as he is being treated for heavy burns, NHK said, but have taken the unusual step of releasing his name.“He looked like a mannequin with no hair and blackened. One of his pants legs had gone around his calf. It looked like it had burnt off,” he said.
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