Seal of liquor bottle, cut out and examined for Nabari poisonous wine, 11th request for retrial - Nagoya High Court

In the 1961 Nabari Poisoned Wine Incident in Nabari City, Mie Prefecture, in which five women died, the Nagoya High Court has decided to cut out parts of the seals of liquor bottles that were contaminated with pesticides and examine them. Check in detail to see if there are any glue components that are different from those used at the time of manufacture.

Until now, infrared rays have been used to conduct appraisals that do not destroy evidence, but this is the first time that an appraisal that involves destruction has been performed. Lawyers for Katsumoto Okunishi, a death row inmate who requested a retrial, made the announcement at a press conference in Nagoya on the 28th. Osamu Kobayashi, head of the defense team, said, ``This shows the court's desire to resolve this case.''

According to the defense team, the high court decided on the expert opinion on the 13th. A total of eight items, including envelopes and labels, were targeted, and two experts recommended by the prosecution and defense were selected, and the examination began on the 21st. The end date is undetermined.

The final verdict found that the former death row inmate opened a liquor bottle at a community center and laced it with pesticides. The defense team is alleging that someone may have gotten into the package at another location and reattached the envelope.