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Mamoru Takuma | |
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| Born | Mamoru Takuma (宅間 守) November 23, 1963 Itami, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | September 14, 2004 (aged 40) |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Occupation | Janitor |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
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| Date | June 8, 2001 10:15 a.m. |
| Location(s) | Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
| Target(s) | Students and staff at Ikeda Elementary School, particularly girls |
| Killed | 8 |
| Injured | 15 |
| Weapons | Deba knife (blade length about 15.8 cm) |
Mamoru Takuma (宅間 守[a], Takuma Mamoru, 23 November 1963 – 14 September 2004) was a Japanese mass murderer who killed eight children in the Ikeda school massacre in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, on 8 June 2001.[1]
Takuma had a long history of mentally disturbed and anti-social behaviour, and an extensive criminal record including a conviction for rape.[2] He stabbed to death eight students and seriously wounded fifteen others at Ikeda Elementary School in a knife attack that lasted several minutes.
Takuma was convicted in August 2003 and executed on 14 September 2004.
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- ^ 付属池田小事件裁判傍聴記 殺人鬼の素顔とは (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2008-06-08.