Former Nomura Securities employee given 18-year prison sentence for arson, attempted murder-robbery in Hiroshima


The Hiroshima district court. - Photo: The Yomiuri Shimbun

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.

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