TOKYO: A court on Friday (Oct 31) handed a man a life sentence for killing three members of his family with a crossbow at his home in western Japan in 2020, a case that prompted the government to tighten rules on possession of the weapon, it was reported in Japanese media.
The Kobe District Court refrained from imposing the death penalty sought by the prosecutors on Hideaki Nozu, 28, with presiding Judge Chiwaki Matsuda noting his developmental disorder had affected his motives.
