TOKYO –
A former nurse has been indicted on a homicide cost for allegedly killing a 75-year-old hospital affected person by injecting fecal matter into his intravenous drip at a hospital in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture.
Miyuki Furukawa, 51, a licensed midwife who was working as a nurse on the hospital on the time, was arrested on suspicion of killing Eiji Aida in January 2026 by injecting fecal matter into the tubing related to his IV drip.
Investigators imagine Furukawa obtained the fecal matter from a waste disposal room contained in the hospital and injected it into the tube utilizing a syringe.
The Chiba District Public Prosecutors Office indicted Furukawa on August 4 on a cost of murdering Aida.
Furukawa instructed investigators on the time of her arrest, “I deny putting fecal matter into the tube.” She continues to disclaim the allegation, in response to investigative sources.
The alleged contamination occurred at Kashiwa Tanaka Hospital in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, at round 3:55 a.m. on January 30, whereas Miyuki Furukawa was working an in a single day shift. She was reportedly the nurse answerable for the ground and was working with one assistant nurse.
The sufferer, Eiji Aida, 75, was an unemployed resident of Toride, Ibaraki Prefecture. At round 4 a.m., one other employees member discovered him pale and respiratory shallowly. Medical therapy was offered, however he died at round 10:30 p.m. on January 31. His loss of life was attributed to multiple-organ failure attributable to sepsis.
Investigators mentioned a brown-colored substance was seen inside an extension tube related to Aida’s intravenous drip. Testing detected intestinal micro organism within the tube, whereas the identical kind of micro organism was present in Aida’s blood.
Police imagine fecal matter was taken from a hospital room used to eliminate sufferers’ waste and injected with a syringe via a port usually used to manage treatment. Investigators additionally reportedly seized a nursing uniform belonging to Furukawa that had fecal matter on it.
Hospital safety footage reportedly confirmed Furukawa coming into Aida’s room and leaving about one minute later. Other accounts mentioned she entered the room a number of occasions in the course of the in a single day shift.
The hospital grew to become suspicious instantly after Aida’s situation deteriorated. Staff eliminated the discolored IV tubing and positioned it in a sterile container, however the tube later disappeared or appeared to have been changed or cleaned. The hospital suspended Furukawa from work that day. She subsequently left the hospital on the finish of February.
A hospital consultant contacted police on February 1, reporting {that a} affected person had died after a attainable international substance was present in his intravenous line. Police arrested Furukawa on July 15 after analyzing safety footage, forensic proof and different materials.
Investigative sources additionally mentioned Furukawa had searched on-line for phrases which means whether or not injecting feces may trigger loss of life. She reportedly denied figuring out something in regards to the incident throughout voluntary questioning and continued to disclaim the cost after her arrest and indictment.
The prosecution has not publicly disclosed an alleged motive, and no dependable reporting has established that Furukawa had a private dispute with Aida. The indictment means prosecutors imagine there’s adequate proof to take the case to trial, however the allegations haven’t but been confirmed in court docket.