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© Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.Japanese woman killed in Brazil died from blow to the head
By DAVID BILLER RIO DE JANEIRO©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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Spitfire
May Hitomi rest in peace.
I hear she was also a victim of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake/tsunami as well.
I pray for her soul.
Sven Asai
Reality is here more disturbing and confusing than any bad movie plot. Skin cancer from radiation, going from Japan to a crazy sect in Brazil and then , as this isn’t still enough , being possibly raped and afterwards killed with own clothes by a crazy overdebted and drug addicted robbing youngster near a beautiful waterfall? Unbelievable. That’s much beyond of imagination or profiling standards in that case.
Sal Affist
The 18-year old young man will also experience many things during his stay in Brazilian prisons. Some may be very much like the last things Ms. Akamatsu experienced. I hope her family can recover her remains or ashes and bring them back to Japan for a peaceful closure to her tragic life.
WA4TKG
The AP was unable to reach him to seek comment.
Monozuki
If she had stayed in Japan, she would not have been killed. May her spirit rest in peace.