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Masumi Hayashi
1961
- Nationality
- Japan
The Wakayama curry-poisoning incident refers to a criminal poisoning case that occurred on 25 July 1998 at a matsuri summer celebration in Wakayama, Japan.
Incarceration history
Facilities
- Osaka Detention HouseDates unknown
Biography
The Wakayama curry-poisoning incident refers to a criminal poisoning case that occurred on 25 July 1998 at a matsuri summer celebration in Wakayama, Japan. A communal pot of curry was intentionally contamined with lethal amounts of arsenic, leading to the hospitalization of 67 attendants, of whom four died. Three months after the poisoning, 37-year-old Masumi Hayashi (æ çé ç¾, Hayashi Masumi) was apprehended as the perpetrator based on witness accounts. She was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Hayashi maintained her innocence and repeatedly sought retrial.
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