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The was the murder of a 12-year-old Japanese schoolgirl, , by an 11-year-old female classmate. Reactions to the incident have included internet memes and a discussion of lowering the age of criminal responsibility in Japan. The murder occurred on June 1, 2004 at an elementary school in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, and involved slitting of Mitarai's throat and arms with a utility knife. The killer's real name has not been released to the press, as per Japanese legal procedures prohibiting the identification of juvenile offenders. Japanese police referred to her as "Girl A". The Nagasaki District Legal Affairs Bureau cautioned internet users against their revealing her photos.〔 Internet Archive copy.〕 ==Murder== On June 1, 2004, the 11-year-old schoolgirl murdered her 12-year-old classmate, Satomi Mitarai, in an empty classroom during the lunch hour at Okubo Elementary School in Sasebo. She then left Mitarai's body and returned to her own classroom, her clothes covered in blood. The girls' teacher, who had noticed that both were missing, found the body and called the police. After being taken into custody, she was reported to have confessed to the crime, saying "I am sorry, I am sorry" to police. She spent the night at the police station, often crying, and refused to eat snacks she was offered. Eventually, she ate bread and drank fruit juice. She initially mentioned no motive for the killing. Shortly afterward, she confessed to police that she and Mitarai had quarreled as a result of messages left on the Internet. She claimed that Mitarai slandered her by commenting on her weight and calling her a "goody-goody." On September 15, 2004, a Japanese Family Court ruled to institutionalize her, putting aside her young age because of the severity of the crime. She was sent to a reformatory in Tochigi prefecture. The Nagasaki family court in 2004 originally sentenced her to two years of involuntary commitment, but the sentence was extended by two years in September 2006.〔 〕 On May 29, 2008, local authorities announced that they did not seek an additional sentence.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sasebo slashing」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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