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Brazilian Man to Face Jury Trial over Murder of Wife, Child in Japan

Brazilian Man to Face Jury Trial over Murder of Wife, Child in Japan

Barbosa Anderson Robson accused of murdering his wife and child in Osaka Prefecture in April 2022 (Courtesy of Osaka prefectural police)
Barbosa Anderson Robson accused of murdering his wife and child in Osaka Prefecture in April 2022 (Courtesy of Osaka prefectural police)

   Sao Paulo, April 12 (Jiji Press)--A Brazilian man will face a jury trial for the August 2022 murder of his wife and daughter in the western Japan city of Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, a Brazilian federal court has said.
   According to the indictment and other sources, the man, Barbosa Anderson Robson, stabbed his wife, Manami Aramaki, then 29, and their then three-year-old daughter to death after discussing a divorce.
   He left Japan before the incident came to light, but was placed on an international wanted list by the Osaka prefectural police and arrested at a Sao Paulo housing complex in July 2023 at Japanese government's request for punishment by proxy.
   In a statement released Thursday, a judge noted that there is sufficient evidence to prove his involvement in the murder case. The Brazilian court remotely took testimony from witnesses in Japan in November-December last year.
   The accused is believed to have committed the crime out of fear that he would not be able to stay in Japan once his divorce from the Japanese woman was finalized.

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