'Twitter killer' involved in murder of 9 people pleads guilty in court
Shiraishi is accused of contacting people between the ages of 15 and 26 on Twitter who wanted to end their lives.
Reassured them on Twitter that he could help them carry out their plan and even die if needed.
If convicted, Shirashi will be hanged under Japanese law.
Shiraishi alias Twitter killer was arrested by police three years ago while investigating the disappearance of a 23-year-old woman.
The woman allegedly tweeted that she wanted to kill herself.
After the woman went missing, her brother gained access to her sister's Twitter account.
In 2017, police discovered a horrific room inside Shiraishi's home where he used to call and kill people who were fed up with their own lives and wanted to end their lives.
But the accused's lawyer said that the charges against my client should be 'killed with consent', which carries a sentence of between six months and seven years in prison.
Shiraishi himself, on the other hand, said he did not agree with his lawyers and would tell the prosecution that he had committed the murder "without consent".
"There were wounds on the backs of the victims, which means there was no consensus and I did it so that they would not resist," Shiraishi said in a published comment.
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