SAITAMA (Kyodo) The death sentence for serial killer Tsutomu Miyazaki, 43, who was convicted of killing four girls in 1988 and 1989, is final now that the Supreme Court has rejected an objection filed by his counsel over a technical detail.
The defense counsel had asked the top court to correct its ruling last month upholding the death sentence issued by a lower court.
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