Miyako Iwamoto and four other Japanese nationals were arrested in the Philippines on October 7
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Matsuri Takahashi took her life on December 25, 2015
Woman suffered unspecified injuries, police said
Mother said, 'I did not bring my daughter to Japan for the purpose of prostitution'
Osaka Prefectural Police stated, 'We will refrain from commenting as the trial is ongoing'
Bodies were found in the garden on December 10
Agency confirmed that reports regarding Ai Fukuhara's marriage and pregnancy 'are true'
Bodies are of a woman, a man and her three children
Boys father said, 'The defendant is not facing up to the incident'
Prosecution is seeking a 10-year prison sentence for Hideo Sakaki on suspicion of quasi-rape