Couple found guilty of buying kidney for transplant

Couple found guilty of buying kidney for transplant

MATSUYAMA, Japan - The Uwajima branch of the Matsuyama District Court on Dec. 26 sentenced Suzuo Yamashita, a company executive, and his common-law wife Tomoko Matsushita to one year in prison, suspended for three years, for buying a kidney for a transplant for him. Photo shows a car carrying Yamashita entering the branch.

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