Azumi Muto

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Kakeru Takamine (高峯 駆)
Born
Azumi Mutō
(武藤亜澄)

(1986-06-13)June 13, 1986
Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
DiedDecember 30, 2006(2006-12-30) (aged 20)
Modeling information
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)

Azumi Muto (武藤 亜澄, Mutō Azumi, June 13, 1986 – December 30, 2006) was a Japanese

actress for an agency in Tokyo, Japan. She was murdered by her 21-year-old brother Yuki Muto (武藤 勇貴, Mutō Yūki) (born 1985) on December 30, 2006. Her death aroused the tabloids
' notice for the circumstances surrounding the crime.

Life and career

Muto's father and mother were both

V-Cinema adaptation of Cream Lemon. Her role was a woman who wore a blue commando uniform. After her death, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office denied Yuki's incestuous interest in Azumi,[1] which some tabloids had suspected.[2]

She also made her stage debut in 2006. Her final performance, as that of a nurse, took place on December 10, 2006. She apparently had told her friends that there were problems in the family regarding her brother's mental state a few days before the murder took place.

Death

On December 30, 2006 in Tokyo, Yuki beat her with a wooden sword, and strangled her with a towel. She was finally drowned in a bath.

Yuki was bothered by his younger sister Azumi teasing him about being a failure and telling him that he had "no ambition" in life. It was apparently the talk of him having no ambition that prompted him to murder his sister. Yuki had failed repeatedly to pass college entrance exams. Prosecutors claim this pressure contributed to his psychotic stress. Later, the police were criticized for abandonment of his weapons.[5]

On May 12, 2008, prosecutors requested 17 years imprisonment for Yuki, whereas his psychiatrist claimed that he had

criminally insane.[6] On May 27, 2008, the Tokyo District Court sentenced him to 7 years imprisonment, saying that he was criminally insane when he dismembered her body.[7] On April 28, 2009, however, the Tokyo High Court revoked his original sentence, sentencing him to 12 years.[8]

Film

References

  1. ^ a b 短大生バラバラ殺人 地検が「一部週刊誌はウソ」. J-Cast (in Japanese). Livedoor. February 6, 2007. Archived from the original on 3 April 2008. Retrieved February 27, 2008.
  2. ^ "Well-to-do family shattered by brutal murder of would-be starlet by psychotic sibling". Mainichi Shimbun. January 12, 2007. Archived from the original on December 31, 2007. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
  3. ^ "Man admits drowning, dismembering sister". The Japan Times. August 1, 2007. Retrieved March 11, 2008.
  4. ^ "Student's Sister Died Violent Death". The Japan Times. January 6, 2007. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  5. ^ "Tokyo police admit losing evidence in murder case". The Japan Times. February 10, 2007. Retrieved February 27, 2008.
  6. ^ "17 years jail sought for rich dentist's son accused of murdering, mutilating sister". Mainichi Shimbun. May 12, 2008. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
  7. ^ "Ex-student convicted of killing sister gets 7 years behind bars". Mainichi Shimbun. May 27, 2008. Archived from the original on May 28, 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2008.
  8. Asahi Shimbun. April 29, 2009. Archived from the original
    on May 2, 2009. Retrieved October 26, 2009.

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