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Nicola Furlong's family will attend court hearing in Japan

The family of murdered student Nicola Furlong are to attend a preliminary juvenile court hearing into her murder today in Japan.

The main suspect is due to make his first court appearance tomorrow.

A 19-year-old US musician, who cannot be named in Japan because he is a minor, is charged with strangling the 21-year-old in a Tokyo hotel in May.