Zoo Employee Arrested for Allegedly Damaging Wife's Body

About this episode

A zoo employee was arrested for allegedly burning his wife's body in an incinerator at his workplace in Hokkaido, Japan.

Police on Thursday arrested a man for allegedly burning his wife's body in an incinerator at his workplace, Asahiyama Zoo, in the city of Asahikawa in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido.

Topics covered

• crime
• law enforcement
• domestic violence
• zoo
• Japan

Keywords

• zoo
• arrest
• domestic violence
• Hokkaido
• Asahiyama Zoo

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Asahiyama Zoo

Places: Hokkaido, Asahikawa

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