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4 held in manga-inspired Belgian murder

Police have arrested and charged four young men for the gory, manga-inspired murder of a man three years ago whose sliced remains were found in a Brussels park, Belgian prosecutors say.

After a three-year search for the perpetrators of the gruesome killing, four men aged between 22 and 24 were arrested on Friday in Brussels, three charged with the murder and one for failing to assist a person in danger, said a spokesman for Brussels prosecutors, Jean-Marc Meilleur.

Three of the suspects confessed but one denied involvement, he said.

"We know they're all manga fans," said Meilleur, adding that none of the suspects had a criminal record.

On September 28, 2007, two thighs and a lower abdomen were found by a passer-by between two park benches in the Duden park in a south-west Brussels suburb.

Two sheets of paper nearby were scrawled with a message in Japanese, but written in Latin letters, saying: "Watashi Wa Kira Dess", meaning "I am Kira", the hero of a Japanese manga, Death Note.

The comic book tells the story of justice-seeking Kira, who eliminates criminals by writing their name on a list, which leads to their death.

A little further away from the victim's remains, police found a Japanese character drawn in the grass with grains of rice.

The suspects, Meilleur said, "explained that the victim, whose name they did not know, lived with them.

"An argument broke out and they asked him to leave but he didn't want to.

"There was a fight, which was the cause of death."

© 2010 AFP

 

[lightless_shado]

It could still be a trick. We're dealing with a genius here.

 

[madmook]

"We know they're all manga fans," said Meilleur, adding that none of the suspects had a criminal record.

er old thread is old

 

[Mailenstein]

Smoking gun right there.

Soooo good, yeah :lol!

 

[sixteen-bit]

Smoking gun right there.

well, they confessed too

 

[madmook]

well, they confessed too

yeah, saw that. But I wanna know how a fight turns into dismemberment.

 

[Chao]

Just according to keikaku.

 

[sotodefonk]

Just according to keikaku.

 

[AlexMogil]

Just according to keikaku.

What does keikaku mean, again?

 

[Mailenstein]

What does keikaku mean, again?

keikaku means plan

 

[Vox-Pop]

I need to finish watching Deathnote.

 

[Kettch]

Things like this are why PCP can't be made into an anime.

 

[sixteen-bit]

What does keikaku mean, again?

Translators note: keikaku means plan

I need to finish watching Deathnote.

You just need to get to the halfway point.

 

[Arrowgigantic]

"The suspects, Meilleur said, "explained that the victim, whose name they did not know, lived with them."

That's not how Death Note works.

 

[Danielsan]

That's not how Death Note works.

:lol

 

[Mailenstein]

That's not how Death Note works.

Well played :lol :lol :lol !

 

[ymmv]

That's not how Death Note works.

I feel bad for laughing... :lol :lol

 

[faridmon]

so where is L in this case?

That's not how Death Note works.

:lol

 

[KO Traveling Hobo]

That's not how Death Note works.

In the comic, the main character tries to rid the world of evil by typing the names of criminals on a Death Note, which has the power to kill them.

This whole thing was an utter disappointment.