>On 4 January 1989, the four boys challenged Furuta to a game of Mahjong, which she is said to have won.[4][2] Out of frustration, the boys beat her with an iron barbell, kicked and punched her, and placed two short candles on her eyelids, burning them with the hot wax.[2] They made her stand, and struck her feet with swinging stick. At this point, she fell onto a stereo and collapsed into a fit of convulsions.[2] Since she was bleeding profusely, and pus was emerging from her infected burns, the four boys covered their hands in plastic bags taped at the wrists.[2] They continued to beat her, and dropped an iron exercise ball onto her stomach several times. They poured lighter fluid onto her thighs, arms, face and stomach and once again set her on fire.[2] Furuta allegedly made attempts to put out the fire, but gradually became unresponsive.[2] The attack reportedly lasted two hours. Furuta eventually succumbed to her wounds and died that day.[2]
>Approximately 100 people knew about Junko Furuta's captivity, but either did nothing about it or themselves participated in the torture and murder
In July 1990, a lower court sentenced Hiroshi Miyano, the alleged leader of the crime, to 17 years in prison
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