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{{person|name=Tomohiro Kato|occupation=[[Car Mechanic]]|birthday=1983|ethnicity=Japanese|image=File:Tomohiro.jpg}} | {{person|name=Tomohiro Kato|occupation=[[Car Mechanic]]|birthday=1983|ethnicity=Japanese|image=File:Tomohiro.jpg}} | ||
Tomohiro Kato was someone who killed 7 people and injured 10 with a vehicle ramming attack and knife rampage on June 8, 2008 in Akhihabara, a shopping centre in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo known worldwide as the "Mecca of Otakus". He also was [[incelibacy|involuntarily without a girlfriend]]. | Tomohiro Kato was someone who killed 7 people and injured 10 with a vehicle ramming attack and knife rampage on June 8, 2008 in Akhihabara, a shopping centre in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo known worldwide as the "Mecca of Otakus". He also was [[incelibacy|involuntarily without a girlfriend]]. He rammed into shoppers with a rented two-ton truck and then stabbed 17 people in the space of a few minutes, reportedly roaring in anger as he slashed at and stabbed the stunned pedestrians. | ||
At the time it was one of the worst mass-killings in Japan, but it has since been superseded. The attack was allegedly filmed and livestreamed by onlookers, but no video evidence proving this claim exists. | At the time it was one of the worst mass-killings in Japan, but it has since been superseded. The attack was allegedly filmed and livestreamed by onlookers, but no video evidence proving this claim exists. | ||
He was sentenced to death for his crimes, with the conviction being upheld on appeal in 2015. | He was sentenced to death for his crimes, with the conviction being upheld on appeal in 2015. | ||
He was apparently an Otaku, when asked about his preferences in women he stated that he was "“only interested in two-dimensional girlfriends”.<ref>https://murderpedia.org/male.K/k/kato-tomohiro.htm</ref> | |||
According to Kato, the cause of his [[inceldom]] was his ugliness. | According to Kato, the cause of his [[inceldom]] was his ugliness. | ||
==Motivation== | ==Motivation== | ||
He believed he was due to be fired at his job as an auto-mechanic, and had been involved in personal conflicts with fellow employees at his workplace. | He believed he was due to be fired at his job as an auto-mechanic, with a co-worker reporting that his manager summoned the two of them to a meeting and announced that they were due to be fired by the end of the month of the massacre, despite Kato reportedly being a hard-working and loyal employee of the firm. He had also reportedly been involved in personal conflicts with fellow employees at his workplace. Prior to the massacre, he reportedly caused a scene at his workplace, flying into a rage after discovering his work clothes were missing. | ||
He said in alleged internet posts before his attack: | He said in alleged internet posts before his attack: | ||