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Man strangled girlfriend in Japan Man strangled girlfriend in Japan
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A man from Greater Manchester has been sentenced to 13 years in jail after he was found guilty of murdering his Japanese girlfriend.A man from Greater Manchester has been sentenced to 13 years in jail after he was found guilty of murdering his Japanese girlfriend.
Paul Shimmin, 35, from Bolton, strangled Shoko Kawanobe at their apartment in Yokohama, Japan in September 2007.Paul Shimmin, 35, from Bolton, strangled Shoko Kawanobe at their apartment in Yokohama, Japan in September 2007.
He was sentenced at Yokohama District Court after a trial. He has been imprisoned in Japan.He was sentenced at Yokohama District Court after a trial. He has been imprisoned in Japan.
A foreign office spokesman said he had chosen not to appeal the verdict. The Foreign Office said he had chosen not to appeal against the verdict.