Patient murdered in Aomori hospital

Police said Monday that a male patient was murdered in a hospital in Aomori City on Sunday night. Police said they received a call at about 9 p.m. from Sannai Sawabe hospital, reporting the death of a patient, TV Asahi reported. Investigators found the patient dead in bed. He has been identified as Masayuki Akahira, 52. (Japan Today)