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Two inmates hanged, despite appeal by one

音声ダウンロード

Two death row inmates were hanged July 13, including a man convicted of multiple murders who had reportedly been seeking a retrial, the Justice Ministry said.

Masakatsu Nishikawa, 61, had filed an appeal for a retrial. He was convicted of murdering four female bar managers in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, in 1991.

The other executed inmate was Koichi Sumida, 34, who was sentenced to death in February 2013 by the Okayama District Court for killing his former colleague, temp staff worker Misa Kato, 27, on Sept. 30, 2011. (Kyodo)

2人の死刑執行、1人は再審請求中

法務省は7月13日、1991年にスナックの経営者4人を殺害した西川正勝死刑囚（61）と、2011年に岡山市で元同僚を殺害した住田紘一死刑囚（34）の刑を執行したと発表した。

The Japan Times ST: July 28, 2017