Multiple murder charges filed over 2019 arson attack on Kyoani : The Asahi Shimbun
A studio of Kyoto Animation Co. in Kyoto was set on fire on July 18, 2019. (Asahi Shimbun file photo) KYOTO—Prosecutors here on Dec. 16 indicted an unemployed man on multiple charges of murder and attempted murder over the arson attack against Kyoto Animation Co. last year that killed 36 workers. Shinji Aoba, 42, will be tried under the lay judge system. Aoba, from Saitama city, has admitted to setting fire to the studio and trying to kill as many people as possible, investigative sources said. His arrest and indictment were delayed until after he recovered from serious burns he suffered in...