Lawyer for 19-year-old defendant appeals death sentence in Kofu murder-arson case. Hiroki Endo (21) broke into a house in the city where a woman he had unsolicited feelings for lived and killed her parents, who were 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 morning of the 1st, the defendant said, ``Even if my lawyer appeals, I will withdraw it''