In November 2021, the defendant Tomyo Matsuo (53), who has no fixed address and is unemployed, doused his home in Inami Town, Hyogo Prefecture with gasoline and set it on fire. He is charged with murder and arson for killing the brothers Yukiro (12 years old at the time) and Maki (7 years old) The defense argued that the death penalty should not be given, saying that the defendant has a mild intellectual disability.
The verdict will be handed down on February 15th.