Man held over kidnap ordeal

Tokyo - Japanese police yesterday arrested a man suspected of subjecting a schoolgirl to a nine-year ordeal of terror at his …

Tokyo - Japanese police yesterday arrested a man suspected of subjecting a schoolgirl to a nine-year ordeal of terror at his home, officials said.

The alleged kidnapper was taken into custody after undergoing two weeks of mental checkups at a hospital in Kashiwazaki, about 250 km north of Tokyo, following the woman's release, police said. He was identified as Mr Nobuyuki Sato (37), unemployed.

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