Kyoto: Gion club employee suspected in ¥6 million theft
By Tokyo Reporter Staff on March 1, 2021
KYOTO (TR) – Kyoto Prefectural Police have arrested a male employee at a club in Kyoto City over the alleged theft of more than 6 million yen, reports the
Mainichi Shimbun (Feb. 24).
On the afternoon and evening of January, Katsuya Hamada twice entered the club, located in the Gion area, and stole a bottle of champagne valued at 260,000 yen and 5.43 million yen in cash from safe.
Upon his arrest on suspicion of theft, Hamada admitted to the allegations.
According to the Higashiyama Police Station, the club was not open at the time of the crime. The suspect used a duplicate key to gain access to the premises.
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Japanese prosecutors formally indicted on Wednesday the 42-year-old man arrested on suspicion of causing the fire at the
Kyoto Animation s Studio 1 building that killed 36 people and wounded 33 others in July 2019. Prosecutors indicted the suspect on charges of murder, attempted murder, arson, breaking and entering, and violating the firearms and sword control law.
The Mainichi newspaper stated medical experts have likely determined the suspect to be mentally competent to stand trial, and to be held liable for the attack.
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