Teen wrestler said to have been denied food before death

Teen wrestler said to have been denied food before death

NAGOYA, Japan - Masato Saito (C) speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 8 a day after former sumo stable master Tokitsukaze and three senior wrestlers were arrested over the death of Saito's son Takashi, a 17-year-old wrestler known as Tokitaizan. (Kyodo)

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