Ex-employee arrested in last summer's Niigata poisoning

Police arrest Akihiko Osanai (C), a former employee of a wood processing company Feb. 11 for allegedly poisoning the drinks of nine colleagues last August. Osanai was arrested at his home in Muroran, Hokkaido, and was flown to Niigata later in the day. This photo was taken in a police station in the city of Niigata.

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