Japan: Man Beaten Into False Confession of Child Murder Set Free After 17 Years in Prison

Our Lisa Katayama of BB Gadgets, who also maintains the Tokyomango blog about Japanese culture, says,

A guy who served 17+ years for child murder in Japan was proved innocent and freed yesterday. He claims he was threatened and beaten into making a confession, and his dad died from shock after his conviction. Sad.

Man intimidated into admitting murder is set free after 17 years in prison (Tokyomango)