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A 15-year-old boy in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan was arrested after allegedly setting fire to his family home in an attempt to kill his sleeping parents. The teenager turned himself in to police an hour later, citing regular physical abuse as motivation.
A 51-year-old midwife in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, has been arrested on suspicion of deliberately introducing faeces into a hospitalised patient's IV drip, resulting in the man's death in late January. Police are investigating her motive.
Four people were injured in a stabbing attack at a shopping complex in Saiki City, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan on Monday morning. A 44-year-old suspect was apprehended at a nearby medical facility.