Japanese duo caged for murderous street attack on Nepalese
(03-12 14:58)
A court has jailed a 22-year-old Japanese man for killing a Nepalese restaurant operator in an unprovoked street attack in which the victim was repeatedly kicked as he lay unconscious on the ground, reports said.
The court in the western city of Osaka found tattoo artist Hiroki Shiraishi and his female acquaintance Miyoko Shiraishi, 23, guilty of causing the death of 42-year-old immigrant Bishnu Prasad Dhamala last year, AFP reports.
Hiroki Shiraishi was jailed for 19 years, and Miyoko Shiraishi was ordered to serve nine years. It was not known if the two were related.
The duo were heavily drunk before they began what the court said was a random assault on the street. During the trial, security camera footage showed the Nepalese man collapse to the ground after being hit. His motionless body was then repeatedly kicked, Kyodo News reported.
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