China News Service, December 11th. According to Kyodo News, Japanese police said on the 10th that the Kyoto District Attorney's Office will formally prosecute Shinji Aoba, the suspect in the arson case, for homicide.
According to reports, Aoba broke into the first studio of "Kyoto Animation" at around 10:30 on July 18, 2019.
He was suspected of spilling gasoline for arson, which eventually caused 36 deaths and 33 injuries, the worst disaster since the Heisei era.
Aoba himself was treated in the hospital for severe burns. It was not until May 2020 that the Japanese police officially arrested Aoba on suspicion of murder and arson.
Data map: On July 18, 2019 local time, a fire broke out in the Kyoto Animation Studio, which killed 36 people and injured 33 others.
Aoba admitted that he set fire to the studio and said, “I think I can kill a lot of people with gasoline.” However, because his medical records involve mental illness, prosecutors and police have been investigating whether he is responsible.
According to the report, at present, Japanese medical experts are likely to identify him as normal and capable of being held criminally responsible.
Therefore, the Japanese prosecutor will formally prosecute Aoba for murder and other charges.
It is understood that Japan's "Kyoani" studio was established in 1981 and is located in Fushimi District, Kyoto City. It has nearly 160 employees and has produced many well-known animations such as "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya" and "Kidney Girl".