HIROSHIMA, (Japan): The Hiroshima district court handed down an 18-year prison sentence to a former employee of Nomura Securities Co. for arson and attempted murder-robbery of an elderly woman.
According to the ruling, Yusei Kajiwara, 30, gave the woman sleeping pills at her home in Nishi Ward, Hiroshima City, and stole about ¥18 million on July 28, 2024. He then set fire to the house.
