Sentenced to 5 years in prison for assisting in the suicide of 5 people, Fukushima District Court Koriyama Branch

The Fukushima District Court Koriyama Branch sentenced a 37-year-old defendant from Fukushima City to 5 years in prison, stating that 'the crime was malicious and resulted in irreversible serious consequences,' for assisting in the suicides of five people in their teens and twenties whom he met through social media.