Japan police head apologizes to ex-nurse acquitted of 2003 murder

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Japan police head apologizes to ex-nurse acquitted of 2003 murder

HIKONE, Japan, Aug. 7 Kyodo - Former assistant nurse Mika Nishiyama speaks at a press conference in Hikone, western Japan, on Aug. 7, 2025, after Shiga Prefectural Police chief Hisaaki Ikeuchi apologized her in person. Nishiyama was acquitted of murder in the 2003 death of a patient in a 2020 retrial after spending 12 years in prison. (Kyodo)

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