Retrial Slated for Man 26 Years on Death Row
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SHIZUOKA, Japan — The Tokyo High Court Friday ordered a retrial for a 57-year-old man who has spent 26 years on Death Row.
The court said the records of Masao Akabori’s confession that he raped and murdered a 6-year-old girl in 1954 could not be trusted. Akabori said he had confessed because police tortured him.
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