{
  "id": 18290196,
  "title": "Mother Sentenced to Eight Years for Killing Two Children in Ibaraki",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/mother-sentenced-to-eight-years-for-killing-two-children-in-ibaraki",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T10:14:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "News On Japan",
    "slug": "news-on-japan",
    "url": "https://newsonjapan.com/article/151261.php"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A 42-year-old mother accused of killing her two children at their apartment in Ibaraki Prefecture in July 2023 was sentenced to eight years in prison by the Mito District Court on November 5th, after judges ruled that her ability to stop herself from committing the crime had been severely impaired by her mental condition, resulting in a sentence 10 years shorter than prosecutors had requested.…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}