Nurse held for allegedly attempting to kill daughter

TENRI, Japan - Photo shows the hospital in the city of Tenri, Nara Prefecture, where a 43-year-old practical nurse allegedly attempted to kill her 15-year-old daughter by giving her tea laced with drugs -- apparently in order to claim life insurance money.

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