"Kyo-Ani" arson incident Name of the 36th victim announced October 11, 20:57
In July, the “Kyoto Animation” studio was set to fire, and the Kyoto Police Headquarters announced the name of a 24-year-old woman who died on the 11th and this month.
On July 18, the first studio of “Kyoto Animation” in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, was set on fire, and 36 of the 70 employees in the building died and 33 were seriously injured.
The police have announced the names of 35 people who died, and Anna Asano in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, about a woman who was newly burned on the 11th and died on the 4th of this month (24 ) Announced.
Asano-san was the production manager for Kyoto Animation. At the time of the incident, he was on the first floor of the studio and was evacuated from the entrance and rescued, and treatment continued at the hospital.
Regarding the announcement of the name, the Kyoto Prefectural Police Ryoji Nishiyama, Chief of Investigation Unit 1, explained, “We considered the seriousness of the incident and the public interest comprehensively”.
Of the 33 people who were seriously injured in this incident, 5 were still hospitalized for burns.
On the other hand, the police have taken arrest warrants for suspect Shinji Aoba (41) for murder and arson.
Aoba is hospitalized with serious burns, but has started rehabilitation such as conversation training.
However, it is expected that it will take several months to leave the hospital, and it will take more time to arrest.