J-Pop Star Mayu Tomita’s Alleged Stabber Faces 17-Year Sentence
Mayu Tomita’s attacker is facing a 17-year prison sentence for allegedly stabbing the J-pop idol over 20 times in 2016, the Japan Times reports.
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The suspect, Tomohiro Iwazaki, was arrested and charged for allegedly stabbing Tomita. According to the Japan Times, Iwazaki had been stalking the 21-year-old singer and had attacked her after she rejected gifts he had sent her.
Tomita recently appeared in court to testify against her alleged attacker. During her appearance, she said that she did not believe that he felt any remorse for the act.
“I don’t believe (the defendant) has reflected upon his act at all,” Mayu Tomita said.
She also made a heartbreaking admission about wanting to go back to the life she had before she was stabbed.
