Azumi Muto

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Azumi Muto
Born June 13, 1986
Died December 30, 2006 (aged 20)
Other names Kakeru Takamine
Occupation actress

Azumi Muto (武藤 亜澄 Mutō Azumi?, June 13, 1986 - December 30, 2006) was a pin-up model and aspiring actress for an agency in Tokyo, Japan. She was murdered by her 21-year old brother Yuki Muto (武藤 勇貴 Mutō Yūki?, born 1985) on December 30, 2006. Her death aroused the tabloid's notice for the circumstances surrounding the crime.

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[edit] Life and career

Muto's father and mother were both dentists and she was brought up in a relatively affluent environment, but she was rebellious against her parents and ran away from her home between December 2004 and May 2005. Her stage name, which she had chosen herself, was Kakeru Takamine (高峯 駆 Takamine Kakeru?). She filled the role of a supporting actor on the V-Cinema of Cream Lemon. Her role was a woman who wore a blue commando uniform. After her death, the police denied incest between Azumi and Yuki[1], because many tabloids suspected that.[2]

She also made her stage debut in 2006. Her final performance, as that of a nurse, took place on December 10, 2006. She apparently had told her friends that there were problems in the family regarding her brother's mental state a few days before the murder took place. Her three sizes were B90-W58-H83 cm and her height was 1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in).

[edit] Death

On December 30, 2006, Yuki beat her with a wooden sword, and strangled her with a towel. She was finally drowned in a bath.[3] He dismembered her body with the sword in Tokyo. He was arrested on January 4, 2007. He hid the body parts in various places in his room in Hatagaya of Shibuya. Yuki sliced off his sister's breasts and genitals after he killed her. He put them through the garbage disposal in the sink. He said that it was in order to hide her gender after the police found the body. The police said that Yuki was not a necrophile nor a cannibal.[1]

He was bothered by his younger sister Azumi teasing him about being a failure and telling him that he had "no ambition" in life. It was apparently the talk of him having no ambition that prompted him to murder his sister. Yuki had failed repeatedly to pass college entrance exams. Prosecutors claim this pressure contributed to his psychotic stress. Later, the police were criticized for abandonment of his weapons.[4]

On May 12, 2008, prosecutors demanded Yuki to 17 years imprisonment, whereas his psychiatrist claimed that he was diminished responsibility or criminally insane.[5] On May 27, Tokyo district court sentenced him to 7 years imprisonment, saying that he was criminally insane when he dismembered her body.[6]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b 短大生バラバラ殺人　地検が「一部週刊誌はウソ」 (Japanese). livedoor (2007-02-06). Retrieved on 2008-02-27.
  2. ^ Well-to-do family shattered by brutal murder of would-be starlet by psychotic sibling. Mainichi Shimbun (2007-01-12). Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
  3. ^ "Man admits drowning, dismembering sister", The Japan Times, 2007-08-01. Retrieved on 2008-03-11. 
  4. ^ "Tokyo police admit losing evidence in murder case", The Japan Times, 2007-02-10. Retrieved on 2008-02-27. 
  5. ^ "17 years jail sought for rich dentist's son accused of murdering, mutilating sister", Mainichi Shimbun, 2008-05-12. Retrieved on 2008-05-13. 
  6. ^ "Ex-student convicted of killing sister gets 7 years behind bars", Mainichi Shimbun, 2008-05-27. Retrieved on 2008-05-27. 

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