Japanese police have arrested a seven-time widow who they believe killed her fourth husband by poisoning him with cyanide, according to press reports. Chisako Kakehi, 67, has inherited 800-million yen (5.5m euros), say news agency Jiji Press. News reports have dubbed Kakehi the ‘black widow’, so called because her alleged behaviour is like the female spider species that eats her male companion after mating. Kakehi, arrested on Wednesday (November 19), vehemently denies the accusation. Isao Kakehi, her fourth husband, fell ill suddenly in December 2013. He died in hospital, two months after their marriage. An autopsy revealed traces of cyanide in his blood. Three months earlier a 75-year-old boyfriend died after falling ill suddenly while the couple were dining at a restaurant. Her first husband died in 1994, age 54. In 2006, her second, who she met through a dating agency, died of a stroke at age 69. Her third husband, also met a sad end, dying in 2008 age 75, reported Jiji.
INC News, 19/11/2014
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