Mamoru Takuma
Japanese mass murderer responsible for the 2001 Osaka School Massacre / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mamoru Takuma (宅間 守[a], Takuma Mamoru, 23 November 1963 – 14 September 2004) was a Japanese mass murderer who killed eight children in the Osaka school massacre in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, on 8 June 2001.[1]
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Born | Mamoru Takuma (宅間 守) (1963-11-23)November 23, 1963 Itami, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
Died | September 14, 2004(2004-09-14) (aged 40) |
Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
Occupation | Janitor |
Criminal status | Executed |
Criminal penalty | Death |
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Date | June 8, 2001 10:15 a.m. |
Location(s) | Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
Target(s) | Students and staff at Ikeda Elementary School, particularly girls |
Killed | 8 |
Injured | 15 |
Weapons | Deba knife (blade length about 15.8 cm) |
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Takuma had a long history of mentally disturbed and anti-social behaviour, and an extensive criminal record including a conviction for rape.[2] He stabbed to death eight students and seriously wounded fifteen others at Ikeda Elementary School in a knife attack that lasted several minutes.
Takuma was convicted in August 2003 and executed on 14 September 2004.