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Nicola accused could now face death penalty
By Ken Foy, Crime correspondent, Herald.ie
Tuesday May 29 2012
The 19-year-old American musician who is suspected of strangling and sexually assaulting DCU student Nicola Furlong could receive the death penalty.
The teenage suspect named in local media reports as Larry Perry and his pal hip-hop dancer and rapper James Blackston (23) remain in police custody in Tokyo today where they are being held on holding charges of sexual assault against her pal, Sarah Maher (21).
Meanwhile it has been confirmed that Nicola's body will be brought home from Japan on Thursday to her heartbroken family in Curracloe, Co Wexford.
A family member said: "The fact that we are getting Nicola back so quickly is a great relief for the family.
"We had thought it may take weeks or months to get her back."
Nicola's funeral is expected to take place at the weekend. Her friend Sarah -- who was with her on the night that she was killed -- is expected to attend the ceremony.
Sarah's family have travelled to Japan and have been comforting the heartbroken student, who was studying business and Japanese with Nicola at DCU.
It is understood that Sarah has been able to give Japanese police crucial evidence about the events of last week that led to her pal's shocking death.
The police investigation is now believed to be focusing on whether the musicians had spiked the girls' drinks or plied them with strong alcohol.
Tokyo police yesterday said: "These two men allegedly took advantage of a female unable to resist due to the fact she was in a comatose state from a highly alcoholic beverage."
"On a taxi ride between Shibuya and Shinjuku, they took advantage of a woman by touching her body."
He added: "As that is an indecent act, they have been charged with quasi-forcible indecency."
