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Man prosecuted for murder of Vietnamese girl in Chiba prefecture

Prosecutors of Japan’s Chiba prefecture on May 26 decided to prosecute Yasumasa Shibuya, a suspect in the March killing of Le Thi Nhat Linh, a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl.
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Man prosecuted for murder of Vietnamese girl in Chiba prefecture ảnh 1 Yasumasa Shibuya, a suspect in killing of Le Thi Nhat Linh, a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl (Source: The Japan News/ ​VNA)
Tokyo (VNA) – Prosecutors of Japan’s Chiba prefectureon May 26 decided to prosecute Yasumasa Shibuya, a suspect in the March killingof Le Thi Nhat Linh, a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl. 

Shibuya, who was arrested on April 14, was prosecuted oncharges of murdering and abandoning the body of the girl. Shibuya hasreportedly remained silent since his arrest.

Theprosecutors made the decision based on an ADNsample taken from the victim’s body that matched Shibuya and hair found in thesuspect’s car matched the victim’s ADN.

The autopsy results suggested that Linh was likely murdered notlong after she was kidnapped. 

Le Thi Nhat Linh, a third-grader, disappearedshortly after leaving her home to walk to school on the morning of March 24.Her body was found two days later in Abiko, Chiba. 

Shibuya, who lives only 300 meters from thevictim’s home, was once head of the parents' association of her school.-VNA
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