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

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.

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

Shiga Prefectural Police chief Hisaaki Ikeuchi (far R) bows in apology to former assistant nurse Mika Nishiyama (far L), alongside her parents and lawyer, at a prefectural government building in Hikone, western Japan, on Aug. 7, 2025. Nishiyama was acquitted of murder in the 2003 death of a patient in a 2020 retrial after spending 12 years in prison.

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

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.

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

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.

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Court upholds life sentence for ex-nurse over clinic murder

SENDAI, Japan - The Sendai High Court on March 22 upheld a life sentence for a former male nurse convicted of killing a patient and attempting to kill four others at a clinic in Sendai in 2000 by intravenously injecting them with a muscle relaxant. Photo shows defense lawyers and supporters protesting against the decision. Mori and his four lawyers were ordered to leave the courtroom as they repeatedly demanded they be allowed again to present their arguments.

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(3)Ex-nurse sentenced to life for 2000 clinic murder case

SENDAI, Japan - Supporters of Daisuke Mori, who was sentenced to life in prison for killing an elderly patient and attempting to murder four others, appeal against the decision outside the Sendai District Court on March 30.

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(4)Ex-nurse sentenced to life for 2000 clinic murder case

SENDAI, Japan - The Sendai District Court is in session on March 30 for the trial of Daisuke Mori, a former nurse of a local clinic who was charged with killing an elderly patient and attempting to murder four others. Mori was sentenced to life. (Pool photo)

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(2)Ex-nurse sentenced to life for 2000 clinic murder case

SENDAI, Japan - People line outside the Sendai District Court on March 30 for admission tickets to the trial of a Daisuke Mori, 32, a former nurse at a local clinic who was charged with killing an elderly patient and attempting to murder four others in 2000. The court sentenced him to life in prison.

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(1)Ex-nurse sentenced to life for 2000 clinic murder case

SENDAI, Japan - A car carrying Daisuke Mori, 32, charged with killing an elderly patient and attempting to murder four others at a Sendai clinic in 2000, arrives at the Sendai District Court on March 30. The court sentenced the former male nurse of the clinic to life in prison.

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Hospital officials meet press on arrested ex-nurse

SENDAI, Japan - Noboru Nikaido (R), director of the Hokuryo Clinic hospital in Sendai, northeastern Japan, and Ikuko Handa, the hospital's vice director, meet the press at the hospital in the city's Izumi Ward on Jan. 7 after a 29-year-old male former nurse of the hospital was arrested Jan. 6 on suspicion of attempting to kill an 11-year-old patient in October by intravenously administering a muscle relaxant to her.

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Court upholds life sentence for ex-nurse over clinic murder

SENDAI, Japan - The Sendai High Court on March 22 upheld a life sentence for a former male nurse convicted of killing a patient and attempting to kill four others at a clinic in Sendai in 2000 by intravenously injecting them with a muscle relaxant. Photo shows defense lawyers and supporters protesting against the decision. Mori and his four lawyers were ordered to leave the courtroom as they repeatedly demanded they be allowed again to present their arguments. (Kyodo)

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Ex-nurse acquitted of abusing elderly patients

FUKUOKA, Japan - Former nurse Satomi Ueda (C) enters the Fukuoka High Court in southwestern Japan on Sept. 16, 2010. The court dismissed a lower court's conviction and acquitted her of the charge of causing bleeding while cutting the toenails of two elderly patients at a hospital in 2007, saying her conduct was in line with her job. (Kyodo)

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Ex-nurse acquitted of abusing elderly patients

FUKUOKA, Japan - Former nurse Satomi Ueda (L) bursts into tears at the Fukuoka High Court in southwestern Japan on Sept. 16, 2010. The court dismissed a lower court's conviction and acquitted her of the charge of causing bleeding while cutting the toenails of two elderly patients at a hospital in 2007, saying her conduct was in line with her job. (Kyodo)

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Ex-nurse acquitted of abusing elderly patients

FUKUOKA, Japan - Former nurse Satomi Ueda smiles at the Fukuoka High Court in southwestern Japan on Sept. 16, 2010. The court dismissed a lower court's conviction and acquitted her of the charge of causing bleeding while cutting the toenails of two elderly patients at a hospital in 2007, saying her conduct was in line with her job. (Kyodo)

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Ex-nurse acquitted of abusing elderly patients

FUKUOKA, Japan - Former nurse Satomi Ueda (C) enters the Fukuoka High Court in southwestern Japan on Sept. 16, 2010. The court dismissed a lower court's conviction and acquitted her of the charge of causing bleeding while cutting the toenails of two elderly patients at a hospital in 2007, saying her conduct was in line with her job. (Kyodo)

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(2)Ex-nurse sentenced to life for 2000 clinic murder case

SENDAI, Japan - People line outside the Sendai District Court on March 30 for admission tickets to the trial of a Daisuke Mori, 32, a former nurse at a local clinic who was charged with killing an elderly patient and attempting to murder four others in 2000. The court sentenced him to life in prison. (Kyodo)

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(1)Ex-nurse sentenced to life for 2000 clinic murder case

SENDAI, Japan - A car carrying Daisuke Mori, 32, charged with killing an elderly patient and attempting to murder four others at a Sendai clinic in 2000, arrives at the Sendai District Court on March 30. The court sentenced the former male nurse of the clinic to life in prison. (Kyodo)

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Acquittal of ex-nurse in 2003 murder case

Former assistant nurse Mika Nishiyama speaks at a press conference in Otsu, western Japan, on March 31, 2020, about her acquittal by the local district court in a retrial. Nishiyama spent 12 years in prison after being convicted of killing a male patient by removing his respirator in 2003. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Acquittal of ex-nurse in 2003 murder case

Former assistant nurse Mika Nishiyama speaks at a press conference in Otsu, western Japan, on March 31, 2020, about her acquittal by the local district court in a retrial. Nishiyama spent 12 years in prison after being convicted of killing a male patient by removing his respirator in 2003. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Acquittal of ex-nurse in 2003 murder case

Lawyers for former assistant nurse Mika Nishiyama display banners that read "not guilty" outside the Otsu District Court in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on March 31, 2020, after the court acquitted Nishiyama, who was convicted of murder and spent 12 years in prison after the 2003 death of a patient, in a retrial. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Acquittal of ex-nurse in 2003 murder case

Mika Nishiyama (C), a former assistant nurse who was convicted of murder and spent 12 years in prison after the 2003 death of a patient, meets the media outside the Otsu District Court in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on March 31, 2020, after the court acquitted her in a retrial. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Acquittal of ex-nurse in 2003 murder case

Mika Nishiyama (R), a former assistant nurse who was convicted of murder and spent 12 years in prison after the 2003 death of a patient, receives flowers outside the Otsu District Court in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on March 31, 2020, after the court acquitted her in a retrial. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Acquittal of ex-nurse in 2003 murder case

Mika Nishiyama (C in front row), a former assistant nurse who was convicted of murder and spent 12 years in prison after the 2003 death of a patient, celebrates outside the Otsu District Court in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on March 31, 2020, after the court acquitted her in a retrial. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-nurse arrested for poisoning patient

Photo taken in December 2017 shows Ayumi Kuboki. The former nurse was arrested on July 7, 2018, for allegedly murdering an elderly patient in 2016 at a Yokohama hospital where at least three other patients also died in suspicious circumstances. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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High court rejects retrial appeal by ex-nurse over 2000 murder

Supporters of Daisuke Mori, a former nurse convicted of murder and attempted murder of five patients by giving them muscle relaxants in 2000, protest in Sendai, northern Japan, on Feb. 28, 2018, after the Sendai High Court upheld a lower court decision that dismissed an appeal for retrial. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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High court rejects retrial appeal by ex-nurse over 2000 murder

A lawyer holds a banner that reads "unjust ruling" outside the Sendai High Court in Miyagi Prefecture on Feb. 28, 2018, after the court upheld a lower court decision that dismissed an appeal for retrial over Daisuke Mori, a former nurse convicted of murder and attempted murder of five patients by giving them muscle relaxant in 2000. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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High court rejects retrial appeal by ex-nurse over 2000 murder

Lawyers for Daisuke Mori, a former nurse who was sentenced to life for the murder of one patient and attempted murder of four others by giving them muscle relaxants in 2000, speak at a press conference in Sendai, northern Japan, on Feb. 28, 2018, after the Sendai High Court upheld a lower court decision that dismissed an appeal for retrial. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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High court rejects retrial appeal by ex-nurse over 2000 murder

Undated file photo shows Daisuke Mori, a former nurse who was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of one patient and attempted murder of four others by giving them muscle relaxants in 2000. The Sendai High Court upheld on Feb. 28, 2018 a lower court decision that dismissed an appeal for retrial. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osaka court orders retrial of ex-nurse's aide convicted of murder

(From L) Mika Nishiyama, a former nurse's aide who was convicted of murdering a male patient in 2003 by removing his respirator at a hospital in Shiga Prefecture in western Japan, and her parents Teruo and Reiko attend a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 20, 2017. The Osaka High Court ordered a retrial for Nishiyama, based on a medical expert's opinion that the patient may have died of heart arrhythmia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(4)Ex-nurse sentenced to life for 2000 clinic murder case

SENDAI, Japan - The Sendai District Court is in session on March 30 for the trial of Daisuke Mori, a former nurse of a local clinic who was charged with killing an elderly patient and attempting to murder four others. Mori was sentenced to life. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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(3)Ex-nurse sentenced to life for 2000 clinic murder case

SENDAI, Japan - Supporters of Daisuke Mori, who was sentenced to life in prison for killing an elderly patient and attempting to murder four others, appeal against the decision outside the Sendai District Court on March 30. (Kyodo)

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Hospital officials meet press on arrested ex-nurse

SENDAI, Japan - Noboru Nikaido (R), director of the Hokuryo Clinic hospital in Sendai, northeastern Japan, and Ikuko Handa, the hospital's vice director, meet the press at the hospital in the city's Izumi Ward on Jan. 7 after a 29-year-old male former nurse of the hospital was arrested Jan. 6 on suspicion of attempting to kill an 11-year-old patient in October by intravenously administering a muscle relaxant to her.

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Ex-nurse held over alleged attempt to kill patient

SENDAI, Japan - Police arrest a 29-year-old male former nurse Jan. 6 on suspicion of attempting to kill an 11-year-old patient in October by intravenously administering a muscle relaxant to her at a hospital in Sendai, northeastern Japan. Photo shows Daisuke Mori, who admitted to attempting to kill the girl, a local elementary school student, being sent to prosecutors on the afternoon of Jan. 7.