Suspect Takahiro Shiraishi (C) covers his face with his hands as he is transported to the prosecutor's office from a police station in Tokyo on November 1, 2017. The 27-year-old Japanese man, who was arrested after police found nine dismembered corpses rotting in his house, has confessed to killing all his victims over a two-month spree after contacting them via Twitter, media reports. / AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS / STR / Japan OUT
A Japanese serial killer’s alleged use of Twitter to lure victims to his apartment has prompted the government and the social-media platform to look at how the tool is regulated in the country.
Police arrested a 27-year-old man after saying that they found nine dismembered corpses at his home in Zama, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) southwest of Tokyo. He lured his victims using hashtags aimed at people tweeting about wanting to commit suicide. Takahiro Shiraishi has admitted killing all nine people – including a girl as young as 15, according to local media.
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