Fish shop owner arrested for putting sewing needles in fish at rival supermarket in Osaka

Monday 30th June, 11:14 AM JST

OSAKA —

A 67-year-old fish shop owner was arrested on Sunday for putting sewing needles inside fish sold at a rival supermarket in Higashi-Osaka. Kazuko Yamamoto was arrested for allegedly putting sewing needles inside fish sold at the supermarket around 3:35 p.m. on Sunday after an undercover police officer caught her in the act.

Yamamoto was quoted by police as saying, “I have hated the supermarket because our sales declined since they opened. I put needles in their fish and meat products.” Police said about 20 similar cases have been reported in the same supermarket since April, 2006.

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some14some at 12:07 PM JST - 30th June

Fish owner vs Sumo oyakata - Konomiya supermarket was named by NHK's evening news ! Anyway, seems case of a mentally disturbed lady.
Spidey at 01:45 PM JST - 30th June

She was caught "hook, line and sinker."

Talk about a red herring!

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moonbeams at 01:53 PM JST - 30th June

blvtzpk, alrtia, lipscombe: =) spidey: =(
Jandals at 02:05 PM JST - 30th June

caught out needling the opposition...
meija at 02:43 PM JST - 30th June

How could they pin this crime on a 67 year old? That's just sad.

On the other hand, hell hath no fury like an obaa-san scorned.
romulus3 at 05:17 PM JST - 30th June

what a pr"ck of a thing to do
TheManiac at 05:40 PM JST - 30th June

Sounds fishy.
wilbur at 05:51 PM JST - 30th June

i never realized selling dead fish was such a cut-throat business
Nessie at 06:29 PM JST - 30th June

Prison time.
serindipity at 07:27 PM JST - 30th June

It's amazing how much a lifetime of eating fish full of mercury can affect your judgment, isn't it? Stupid old bag! She's lucky she didn't kill anybody!
outofmydepth at 08:13 PM JST - 30th June

stress related, i`m sure.
Pukey2 at 09:49 PM JST - 30th June

Food tampering is not a joke. They should hang this guy out to dry.

Sorry, but it was a WOMAN. You know, women are capable of committing hideous crimes too.
pepelepew at 12:58 AM JST - 1st July

Don't joke too much about it.

You swallow a needle - you die.
OssanULTRA at 05:38 AM JST - 1st July

and all this time i thought they were bones
Antonios_M at 07:05 AM JST - 2nd July

Too much 'Higurashi no naku koro ni'....