Mamoru Takuma
Mamoru Takuma | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mamoru Takuma (宅間 守) November 23, 1963 Itami, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | September 14, 2004 (aged 40) |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Occupation | Janitor |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Parent | Soichiro Takuma |
| Convictions | Murder (8 counts) Rape |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Date | June 8, 2001 10:15 a.m. |
| Locations | Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
| Targets | Students and staff at Ikeda Elementary School, particularly girls |
| Killed | 8 |
| Injured | 15 |
| Weapons | Deba knife (blade length about 15.8 cm) |
Mamoru Takuma (宅間 守[a], Takuma Mamoru; 23 November 1963 – 14 September 2004) was a Japanese mass murderer who killed eight children in the Ikeda school massacre in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, on 8 June 2001.
Takuma had a long history of mentally disturbed and anti-social behaviour, and an extensive criminal record including a conviction for rape. He stabbed to death eight students and seriously wounded fifteen others at Ikeda Elementary School in a knife attack that lasted several minutes.
Takuma was convicted in August 2003 and executed on 14 September 2004.