A 39-year-old man was sentenced to death Tuesday for murdering an elderly woman and her son and robbing them at her residence in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in 2020.During the trial at the Oita District Court, prosecutors sought the death penalty for Shoichi Sato, presenting evidence including DNA from the trunk of Sato's car that matched the female victim, Takako Yamana.Sato's defense team, maintaining his innocence, said it filed an appeal with the Fukuoka High Court the same day.In handing down the ruling, Presiding Judge Yasutaka Karashima said, "There is no reasonable explanat…READ FULL ARTICLE