Japan court approves psychiatric test on killer of 9 people

A court on Monday granted prosecutors' request to conduct a psychiatric examination on a man who has admitted to killing and dismembering nine people at his apartment near Tokyo last year.Although the Tachikawa branch of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office declined to reveal the duration of the test, it is expected to take five months to evaluate the mental competency of Takahiro Shiraishi, investigative sources said.The Tachikawa branch of the Tokyo District Court approved conducting the test.After the evaluation, the prosecutors will decide whether or not to indict the 27-year-ol…READ FULL ARTICLE