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Ex-nurse acquitted of 2003 murder after 12 years in prison

National / Crime & Legal Mar 31, 2020

Ex-nurse acquitted of 2003 murder after 12 years in prison

Mika Nishiyama was indicted after admitting to killing the patient in 2004, but she later retracted her confession, saying she had been coerced by investigators.

In Shiga nurse's murder conviction, her disability was never an issue

National / Crime & Legal Mar 27, 2020

In Shiga nurse's murder conviction, her disability was never an issue

Mika Nishiyama made a false confession and served 12 years. Then she was diagnosed as having an intellectual disability, ADHD and autism spectrum disorder.

What pushed this Shiga assistant nurse to falsely confess to murder?

National / Crime & Legal Mar 25, 2020

What pushed this Shiga assistant nurse to falsely confess to murder?

Why did Mika Nishiyama, a former assistant nurse who served 12 years in prison for murdering a male patient in 2003, falsely confess to killing him?

Apparent false conviction brings Japan's justice system back into the spotlight

National / Crime & Legal Mar 22, 2020

Apparent false conviction brings Japan's justice system back into the spotlight

After already having served a 12-year prison sentence following her conviction for murdering a patient, former assistant nurse Mika Nishiyama, 40, is expected to finally be acquitted on March 31.

Former assistant nurse in Shiga set to be acquitted in retrial over 2003 murder

National / Crime & Legal Feb 3, 2020

Former assistant nurse in Shiga set to be acquitted in retrial over 2003 murder

A former assistant nurse convicted of murdering a patient in 2003 was set to be exonerated Monday after prosecutors chose not to contest new evidence presented by her defense team during the first hearing of her retrial. Mika Nishiyama, 40, was found guilty in 2005 ...

Former assistant nurse set to be acquitted in retrial of 2003 Shiga hospital murder case

National / Crime & Legal Oct 23, 2019

Former assistant nurse set to be acquitted in retrial of 2003 Shiga hospital murder case

Lawyers for the convicted nurse said prosecutors decided not to argue against her acquittal in the case where she was accused of murdering a patient in 2003.

Japan's Supreme Court gives approval for retrial of former nurse who served prison term over 2003 murder

National / Crime & Legal Mar 20, 2019

Japan's Supreme Court gives approval for retrial of former nurse who served prison term over 2003 murder

The top court has given its approval for the retrial of a nurse who was convicted of murdering a 72-year-old male patient at a hospital in Shiga Prefecture and has already served a prison term.

Prosecutors appeal decision ordering retrial over patient's death in Shiga

National / Crime & Legal Dec 25, 2017

Prosecutors appeal decision ordering retrial over patient's death in Shiga

Prosecutors on Monday appealed a high court decision ordering the retrial of a hospital worker who served 12 years behind bars after she was convicted of killing an elderly patient in 2003 by removing his respirator. Mika Nishiyama, 37, was found guilty in 2005 by ...

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