Murder of Airi Kinoshita
Airi Kinoshita | |
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木下 あいり | |
| Born | Airi Kinoshita 10 April 1998 |
| Died | 22 November 2005 (aged 7) Hiroshima, Japan |
| Cause of death | Murder by suffocation |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Student |
| Known for | Murder victim |
| Parent(s) | Kenichi Kinoshita (father) Miwako Kinoshita (mother) |
| Website | stophanzai |
José Manuel Torres Yake | |
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| Born | February 1972 (age 53) |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated at Hiroshima Detention Center, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan |
| Children | 2 |
| Criminal charge | Murder Illegal entry into Japan Sexual assault abandonment of corpse |
| Penalty | Life imprisonment |
Airi Kinoshita (木下あいり, Kinoshita Airi, 10 April 1998 – 22 November 2005) was a Japanese girl who was sexually assaulted and murdered in Hiroshima on 22 November 2005. José Manuel Torres Yake, a 33-year-old Peruvian wanted for child sexual abuse in Peru, was arrested and charged with Airi's murder a week later. Torres was convicted and sentenced to life in prison in July 2006.