YOKOHAMA – A urine test conducted on the suspect in last month’s deadly stabbing rampage at a care facility for the disabled in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, tested positive for marijuana, investigative sources said Monday.
Police are investigating whether 26-year-old Satoshi Uematsu, a former employee at the Tsukui Yamayuri En facility, was high during the attack that killed 19 and injured 27, the sources said.
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