
The &amp;#8220;Sasebo slashing&amp;#8221; refers to the murder of a 12-year-old Japanese schoolgirl, Satomi Mitarai by an 11-year-old female classmate.The murder occurred on June 1, 2004 at an elementary school in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, and involved the slitting of Mitarai&amp;#8217;s throat and arms with a utility knife
