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Wounds Still Unhealed, Anger Still Lingers 27 Years After the Wakayama Curry Poisoning Incident (Kyodo News)

On the 25th, it was 27 years since the poison curry incident at a summer festival in Wakayama City, where four people died and 63 people suffered acute arsenic poisoning. The sentence of death row inmate Masumi Hayashi (64) was finalized in 2009, but the detailed motive was not revealed during the trial, and she maintains her innocence. The victim said, "My anger has not faded."
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On the 25th, it was 27 years since the poison curry incident at a summer festival in Wakayama City, where four people died and 63 people suffered acute arsenic poisoning. The sentence of death row inmate Masumi Hayashi (64) was finalized in 2009, but the detailed motive was not revealed during the trial, and she maintains her innocence. The victim said, "My anger has not faded."

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熊本日日新聞社 broke the news in on Friday, July 25, 2025.
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