Event Brief
Ex-boyfriend sentenced to 20 years for nail artist murder
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 30, 2026 at 4:08 AM ET
Summary: The Mito District Court sentenced Takumi Ouchi, 29, to 20 years in prison for killing his ex-girlfriend, nail artist Haruka Komatsumoto, in her apartment in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture. Prosecutors said he struck her head with a hammer and stabbed her neck on Dec. 31, 2025, after loitering around her home and secretly installing a tracking tag on her car.
WHO: Takumi Ouchi; Mito District Court; prosecutors
WHAT: Takumi Ouchi was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the murder of nail artist Haruka Komatsumoto.
WHEN: Sep 29, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
WHY: The court sentence followed Ouchi’s conviction for killing Komatsumoto, including prosecutors’ account of the Dec. 31, 2025 assault and related stalking and tracking actions.
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