Japanese man 45, known as Shinji Aoba is being convicted of murdering 36 people and injured several others in an arson attack on an animation studio in Kyoto, Japan, in 2019. The attack killed mostly young artists.
He pleaded guilty to the attack, but his lawyers argued that he had a mental disorder that impaired his judgment.
However, the court rejected this claim and ruled that he was fully aware of his actions and their consequences. The attack was one of Japan’s deadliest crimes in recent decades, and it shocked the anime fans and the public around the world.
