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Woman sentenced to 27 years for murder of high school girl in Hokkaido
MULTIPLE REPORTS·Published ·Event date ·Main source · Kyodo News
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Riko Uchida
Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
June 22, 2026
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A 23-year-old woman was sentenced to 27 years in prison for the 2024 murder of a 17-year-old girl in Hokkaido.
The defendant forced the victim from a bridge into a river.
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