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Two male inpatients have been arrested for the murder of a third at a psychiatric hospital in Aomori City, police said Tuesday.
Police say the men, aged 59 and 40, were arrested after a third man, with whom they shared a room, was found strangled to death on Sunday night, NTV reported.
According to police, the men are accused of strangling 52-year-old Masayuki Akahira to death with a cord or rope at around 6:30 p.m. Police say the three men had been sharing a room since February of this year and that they are currently investigating whether there was a history of trouble between them.
At a press conference following the incident, a hospital spokesperson said, "This incident was not brought about by poor management. It could not have been prevented," NTV reported.
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Elbuda Mexicano
Scary!! And these idiot fools say it is 100% unpreventable??
nandakandamanda
Maybe the guy was a snorer.
Zen student
WWHHHAAATTT? Don't they have guards in these places? How can they wash their hands of a murder like this which took place IN THEIR INSTITUTION so easily????
Jonathan Prin
Is an hospital spokesman part of the justice system? ??
Jonathan Prin
Irrational to let irrational minds in same rooms?
ExportExpert
Helps to have as much info as possible to make some stories make sense, now we know it was nutters who done it, but they still could have been yakuza nutters.
Okinawamike
First to blame the family, first to say, I was wrong.
Gurukun
Thumbs up for Nicky. They left out that little piece of important information the fisrt time around. That's Crazy!....Oh wait.....
Nicky Washida
Ok - they never mentioned in the previous report that he was in a psychiatric hospital. Now things make a little more sense.