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Kyoto Animation Arson Prosecutors: Trial to End This Year

Prosecutors for the arson murder case that Kyoto Animation informed the involved parties that they anticipate that the trial will end in the Kyoto District Court this year.

On July 18, 2019, a devastating fire broke out at Kyoto Animation's Studio 1 building. A total of 70 people were inside the building at the time. In addition to the victims inside the building, a man in his 40s on his way to work in the area suffered minor injuries from smoke inhalation.

Kyoto Prefectural Police apprehended the then 41-year-old suspect, who allegedly used gasoline to start the fire. The man allegedly bought 40 liters of gasoline in two canisters and used a cart to transport the gasoline to Kyoto Animation's Studio 1 building. Japanese prosecutors formally indicted the suspect in December 2020.

Demolition work on Kyoto Animation's Studio 1 building recruiting again in July 2020.

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Source: Kyodo via Otakomu