The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by a doctor convicted of killing a comatose patient in 1998, sources said Wednesday.
The decision by the top court's Third Petty Bench finalizes the Tokyo High Court ruling that sentenced Setsuko Suda, 55, to 18 months in prison, suspended for three years.
Suda was convicted of pulling out a tube securing the airway of a 58-year-old comatose patient at a hospital in Kawasaki at the family's request, according to the sources.