Warning of reenactment of Akihabara murder case…Convicted copycat “vague plea” first trial.

Prosecutor: “Why did you send the content addressed to the bereaved families of the Osaka accident to Mr. Matsunaga?”

Defendant Yuri: “Mr. Matsunaga had been working for three years since he lost his wife and daughter, calling for traffic safety. I sent it because I wanted him to know about the Osaka incident.”

Prosecutor: “In your statement, you said that you did not know much about the Osaka incident. Why did you try to tell Mr. Matsunaga about a case you didn’t fully understand in the first place?”

Defendant Yuri: “…… I can’t explain it well.”

Prosecutor: “Why did you send a direct message of apology to Mr. Matsunaga?”

Defendant Yuri: “I felt sorry because (my tweet) had gone up in flames.”

Prosecutor: “You then sent a statement to an acquaintance to the effect that ‘Mr. Matsunaga is trash.

Defendant Yuri: “I apologized to Mr. Matsunaga, but he did not accept my apology, so I sent the message to my acquaintance out of frustration.

In court, Yuri vowed to “apologize to the people I need to apologize to and look forward” and “not to use social networking services anymore,” but he still maintains a Twitter account (as of January 13) that suggests he is the “real person. During the trial, the defendant seemed to be in a state of confusion throughout the trial, and his statements were vague. The prosecutor pointed out to him, “You were laughing, weren’t you?

Will he ever truly realize the seriousness of his crime, and will he be able to leave social networking sites as his mother wishes for his rehabilitation?