Osaka pair arrested over starvation deaths of 5 relatives

OSAKA, Japan - File photos show Akiko Wakasa (L), 64, and her brother Takao (R), 66, who were arrested Oct. 4 on suspicion of starving her five grown children to death for religious reasons.

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