Ex-Paloma chief indicted over poisoning death of gas heater user

TOKYO, Japan - Former Paloma Industries Ltd. President Toshihiro Kobayashi (file photo), along with another former official of the water heater maker, was indicted without arrest Dec. 11 over the death from carbon monoxide poisoning of a user of one of the company's heaters and injury to the user's brother in 2005, prosecutors said. (Kyodo)

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