"I didn't think 36 people would die either." Kyo-ani arson murder case Suspect statement May 28, 20:41

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In the studio arsenal murder case of `` Kyoto Animation '' where 36 people died, Shinji Aoba said to the police investigation after the arrest that he had said that he thought "about 2 people" about the victims I found out by interviewing the people involved in the investigation.

Last July, just 10 months after the incident, when the first studio of "Kyoto Animation" in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto City was set on fire, 36 employees died and 33 people were seriously injured. Shinji Aoba (42), who was being treated, was arrested on suspicion of arson and murder, alleging that he burned gasoline and ignited a large number of casualties.

According to a person involved in the investigation, when the police read the arrest warrant at the hospital, he first reported to him 36 deaths.In response to the investigation, Aoba said, `` About 2 people I thought, I didn't think 36 would die, "he said.

On the other hand, he also stated that he thought, "I can kill a lot of people if I use gasoline," and there are no words of remorse or apology, and he responds calmly to interrogations.

Also, at the time, it was also found that the six knives found at the scene were brought in from Saitama City, where he was at home, and that he initially intended to attack them, the police said that Aoba suspect had a strong murder. I'm investigating it as if it had been committed.

According to the Kyoto Bar Association, Daisuke Toyama, who is familiar with criminal cases, has been appointed as the defense counsel for Shinji Aoba, who is being investigated at the Osaka Detention Center.

Toyama is 46 years old. 12 years ago, in a case where a high school girl was murdered in Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture, she has been in charge of many criminal cases such as acting as a defense of a man who was found accused of being guilty of being murdered. I will.