Young widow charged over alleged murder of Japan s Don Juan
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Tokyo - The young widow of an ageing Japanese real estate mogul was charged Wednesday with murdering the self-described Don Juan just months into their marriage, a court official said.
Kosuke Nozaki, who boasted in his autobiography of spending millions of dollars on young, beautiful women, died in 2018 of acute poisoning aged 77.
His widow Saki Sudo, now 25, allegedly killed Nozaki by making him take a large amount of an unspecified stimulant. Some reports said it had been mixed into a drink, as no needle marks were found on his body.
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The bedroom where Kosuke Nozaki was found unconscious on May 24, 2018 (Provided by Takashi Yoshida)
WAKAYAMA Prosecutors here on May 19 indicted the widow of a wealthy playboy on charges of murdering him three years ago.
The Wakayama District Public Prosecutors Office has acknowledged it has only circumstantial evidence against Saki Sudo, 25, and the suspect has also denied the allegations.
But the indictment indicates they are confident they can convince a court that a murder was committed, and that Sudo was the only person capable of carrying it out.
She is suspected of using stimulant drugs to kill Kosuke Nozaki, who was 77 when he died of an acute drug overdose on May 24, 2018. He was found unconscious in his bedroom and later pronounced dead.