Prosecutors in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, have appealed a non-guilty ruling handed down to a 28-year-old woman accused of killing her wealthy elderly husband.
The prosecutors filed an appeal over the case to the Osaka High Court on Tuesday. They have not specified the reason for the appeal.
Sudo Saki was found not guilty at the Wakayama District Court on December 12. She had been accused of killing 77-year-old company president Nozaki Kosuke by getting him to ingest stimulants.
Nozaki died of acute stimulant intoxication at his home in Tanabe City in May 2018. He was known for likening himself to the fictional Spanish womanizer, Don Juan.
The court judgement said Nozaki could have overdosed by mistake and there remained reasonable doubt preventing the conclusion that the defendant killed him.
Sudo's lawyer declined to speak to reporters about the appeal.
The prosecutors filed an appeal over the case to the Osaka High Court on Tuesday. They have not specified the reason for the appeal.
Sudo Saki was found not guilty at the Wakayama District Court on December 12. She had been accused of killing 77-year-old company president Nozaki Kosuke by getting him to ingest stimulants.
Nozaki died of acute stimulant intoxication at his home in Tanabe City in May 2018. He was known for likening himself to the fictional Spanish womanizer, Don Juan.
The court judgement said Nozaki could have overdosed by mistake and there remained reasonable doubt preventing the conclusion that the defendant killed him.
Sudo's lawyer declined to speak to reporters about the appeal.
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Woman accused of killing wealthy elderly husband in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, has her non-guilty verdict appealed by prosecutors. The appeal was filed to the Osaka High Court on Tuesday without specifying a reason. Defendant Sudo Saki was found not guilty at the Wakayama District Court on
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20241224_15/
Date: Dec. 24, 2024
Created: 2024/12/25 07:00
Updated: 2025/12/08 07:37
Last Read: 2024/12/25 10:05