KYOTO – A man accused of carrying out an arson attack on a Kyoto Animation studio in 2019 that claimed 36 lives admitted to charges of arson and murder as his lay judge trial opened in the Kyoto District Court on Sept. 5.

  • stopthatgirl7OP
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    11 year ago

    A big part of why is that the guy was really badly injured in the fire. Over 93% of his body was badly burned and he had to recover before they would put him on trial.

    • @Ensign_Crab
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      11 year ago

      Ah. That certainly would explain the delay.