Vietnam hopes case of Vietnamese girl’s murder to be handled strictlyThe Vietnamese Embassy in Japan showed its hope that the case related to the murder of a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl last year will be handled strictly and a proper sentence will be given to the murderer. Yasumasa Shibuya, a 46-year-old Japanese national, is accused of murdering Le Thi Nhat Linh, a third grader living in Matsudo town. (Source: Asahi Shimbun/VNA)Nguyen An Tien, First Secretary in charge of community issues at the embassy made the statement on June 4. Tien was also present at the trial for Yasumasa Shibuya, a 46-year-old Japanese national, which began on the same day. The trial is forecast to be prolonged with debates focusing on clarifying whether evidence is persuasive enough to charge him with the murder.