Osaka court upholds acquittal of woman accused of murdering ‘Don Juan of Kishu’ - TokyoReporter
Published on March 23, 2026.
A court in Osaka, Japan, has upheld a previous ruling that acquitted Saki Sudo of murdering her ex-husband, Kosuke Nozaki, who was known as "Don Juan of Kishu", by administering a lethal dose of methamphetamine. The prosecution had presented circumstantial evidence, including that Sudo had searched for terms like "methamphetamine death" on her smartphone. The Osaka High Court upheld the previous ruling, stating that it was not unreasonable to dismiss the prosecution's appeal.
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