{"id":1111,"date":"2025-03-13T16:15:37","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T16:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpnewswire.com\/news\/horror-as-influencer-airi-sato-22-hacked-to-death-by-one-of-her-deranged-fans-while-livestreaming-to-6k-viewers\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T16:15:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T16:15:37","slug":"horror-as-influencer-airi-sato-22-hacked-to-death-by-one-of-her-deranged-fans-while-livestreaming-to-6k-viewers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpnewswire.com\/news\/horror-as-influencer-airi-sato-22-hacked-to-death-by-one-of-her-deranged-fans-while-livestreaming-to-6k-viewers\/","title":{"rendered":"Horror as influencer Airi Sato, 22, hacked to death by one of her deranged fans while livestreaming to 6k viewers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A JAPANESE influencer was brutally stabbed to death whilst streaming to thousands of horrified viewers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Streamer Airi Sato, 22, was confirmed dead on Tuesday after she was attacked by a man with a knife \u2013 stabbing her in the neck, head and chest.<\/p>\n

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Airi Sato was confirmed dead on Tuesday after being stabbed to death<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A man stabbed her in the neck, chest and head<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

She was live streaming to over 6,000 people at the time of the attack, before she was killed by 42-year-old Kenichi Takano.<\/p>\n

Sato\u2019s content centred around vlogging her daily life, and filmed herself walking around metro lines.<\/p>\n

Police told local media that the man had tracked the influencer down after recognising one of the buildings in the back of her stream.<\/p>\n

The man later told police that he had given Sato a \u201csubstantial\u201d amount of money, about \u00a313,000, which was never repaid.<\/p>\n

He had reportedly been made acquaintances with her in 2021 through her livestreams.<\/p>\n

Throughout their developing relationship, the influencer asked for more loans under different circumstances.<\/p>\n

For example, she said she had lost her wallet, lost access to funds or needed urgent financial help.<\/p>\n

Police saw messages which suggest that the requests escalated, with amounts starting small and then growing over the course of time.<\/p>\n

Takano even took legal action and won a court case for the debt, but still received no payments.<\/p>\n

It appears that the unresolved dispute led the man to commit the violent act.<\/p>\n

TokyoHive reported that Takano said he felt manipulated and listed a series of excuses Sato had used to ask him for money.<\/p>\n

Approximately 6,500 were reportedly watching the stream at the time, causing viewers to frantically call for help.<\/p>\n

Several claimed they even heard screams as the influencer was attacked, according to SoapCentral.com<\/p>\n

Police recovered a five-inch-long knife from the scene.<\/p>\n

Footage showed the aftermath of the attack with a crowd of emergency services surrounding the victim.<\/p>\n

This is not the first time streamer has been killed in Japan.<\/p>\n

In 2023, a 26-year-old man was sentenced to 17 years in prison after he stabbed his influencer ex to death.<\/p>\n

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Kenichi Takano was arrested over the streamer\u2019s murder[\/caption]<\/p>\n

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He claimed that Sato had owed him thousands of dollars worth of money[\/caption]<\/p>\n

More to follow\u2026 <\/em>For the latest news on this story keep checking back at The Sun Online<\/p>\n

Thesun.co.uk <\/a>is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video.<\/p>\n

Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com\/thesun<\/a> and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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