Sasebo slashing, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Sasebo slashing

Japanese murderer

Date of Birth: 21-Nov-1992

Place of Birth: Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

Profession: student, murderer, prisoner

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

The Sasebo slashing (Japanese: ????6?????????, Hepburn: Sasebo shoroku joji dokyusei satsugai jiken) was the murder of a 12-year-old Japanese schoolgirl, Satomi Mitarai (??? ??, Mitarai Satomi), by an 11-year-old female classmate referred to as Girl A.
The murder occurred on June 1, 2004, at an elementary school in the city of Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture.
The murderer slit Mitarai's throat and arms with a utility knife.Reactions to the incident have included Internet memes and a discussion of lowering the age of criminal responsibility in Japan.
The killer's real name has not been released to the press, as per Japanese legal procedures prohibiting the identification of juvenile offenders.
Japanese police referred to her as "Girl A".
The Nagasaki District Legal Affairs Bureau cautioned Internet users against revealing her photos.
The girl's real name was not disclosed; the police called her “Girl A” (Girl A), but, was accidentally mentioned on Fuji TV and members of Japanese internet community 2channel made public her real name on June 18, 2004 based on analysis of a picture broadcast on Japanese television.