Kyoto Animation Studio Arson Suspect Had Criminal Record, Officials Say : NPR

Police officials said Shinji Aoba, a 41-year-old from Saitama City near Tokyo, spent three and a half years in prison for robbing a convenience store in 2012.
Police officials said Shinji Aoba, a 41-year-old from Saitama City near Tokyo, spent three and a half years in prison for robbing a convenience store in 2012.

A Tokyo court has sentenced Shinji Aoba to death for the 2019 arson at Kyoto Animation's Studio 1 that killed 36 people : r/television

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