19-year-old defendant sentenced to death; death penalty confirmed after appeal withdrawn Kofu. Defendant Hiroki Endo (21) broke into a house in the city where a woman he had unsolicited feelings for lived, killing her parents in their 50s.
He was charged with murder and arson for killing the man and burning down the house. In an interview with NHK on the 2nd, the defendant said, ''Yesterday, I submitted a letter to the person in charge to withdraw the appeal. I have no regrets''