15-year-old boy arrested for beating ex-classmate to death in Gunma

Submitted by Sean on Wed, 2008/07/23 - 11:40.

15-year-old boy arrested for beating ex-classmate to death in Gunma
Wednesday 23rd July, 10:18 AM JST

GUNMA —
Police on Wednesday morning arrested a 15-year-old youth for allegedly beating his ex-school classmate to death in Kiryu City, Gunma Prefecture. The boy was arrested for beating Satoshi Hoshino, 15, around 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The suspect called an ambulance himself, police said.

According to police, the suspect kicked the victim’s face and head and left him in front of a local train station. Police said the victim’s friend was also assaulted and slightly injured, and there were several friends of the suspect in the area at the time of the incident. The suspect has not given any motive for the attack, police said.

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