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19-year-old man gets life for murder of store clerk

The Osaka District Court on Tuesday sentenced one of two teens accused of killing a convenience store clerk last year in suburban Osaka to life imprisonment as demanded by prosecutors. The 19-year-old man, in conspiracy with a 16-year-old boy, was found... ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Tue, Mar 18 2008

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