{"id":23324,"date":"2026-07-17T13:09:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T13:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/ex-nurse-in-japan-allegedly-injects-faeces-into-elderly-patients-iv-tube-he-later-dies-of-sepsis\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T13:09:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T13:09:38","slug":"ex-nurse-in-japan-allegedly-injects-faeces-into-elderly-patients-iv-tube-he-later-dies-of-sepsis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/ex-nurse-in-japan-allegedly-injects-faeces-into-elderly-patients-iv-tube-he-later-dies-of-sepsis\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-nurse in Japan allegedly injects faeces into elderly patient\u2019s IV tube, he later dies of sepsis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ex-nurse in Japan arrested for allegedly killing patient by injecting faeces into IV tube<\/h2>\n

A former nurse in Japan was arrested on Wednesday (15 July) on suspicion of killing a hospital patient by injecting faeces into the extension tube of his intravenous (IV) drip.<\/p>\n

The 51-year-old woman, identified as Miyuki Furukawa, has denied the allegation, saying she did not put faeces into the tube.<\/p>\n

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Source: The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun on Facebook<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Security footage shows her entering patient’s room<\/h3>\n

Furukawa is accused of causing the death of 75-year-old Eiji Aida, who was receiving treatment at Kashiwa Tanaka Hospital in Chiba Prefecture.<\/p>\n

At the time of the incident, Furukawa was the head nurse on duty during the night shift.<\/p>\n

Hospital surveillance footage reportedly showed her entering Mr Aida’s room at about 3.55am on 30 Jan and leaving roughly one minute later.<\/p>\n

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Around five minutes after that, an assistant nurse making her rounds heard Mr Aida complain that he was in distress.<\/p>\n

The nurse then noticed that the liquid inside the IV extension tube had turned brown.<\/p>\n

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Source: isayildiz from Getty Images Signature on Canva, for illustration purposes only<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Investigators believe faeces may have been injected into a side port used to administer medication, possibly with a syringe.<\/p>\n

They also suspect that the substance had been taken from a hospital room used to process and store patients’ bodily waste.<\/p>\n

Mr Aida’s condition deteriorated, and he was confirmed dead at around 10.30pm on 31 Jan.<\/p>\n

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His death was attributed to multiple organ failure caused by sepsis. Bacteria commonly found in human faeces were later detected in his blood.<\/p>\n

A hospital employee alerted the police on 1 Feb after raising concerns that a foreign substance might have been introduced into the tube.<\/p>\n

Former nurse had reportedly argued with patient<\/h3>\n

Investigators found that Furukawa and Mr Aida had previously been involved in disputes, including an argument.<\/p>\n

Authorities also discovered that she had searched online using words asking whether injecting faeces could kill someone.<\/p>\n

Furukawa left Kashiwa Tanaka Hospital at the end of February and was working as a midwife at a hospital in Tokyo at the time of her arrest.<\/p>\n

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Source: Google Maps, for illustration purposes only<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Chiba prefectural police are investigating whether she held a grievance against Mr Aida, as well as the circumstances and possible motive behind the incident.<\/p>\n

The organisation that operates Kashiwa Tanaka Hospital said it was cooperating fully with the investigation and described the alleged act as unacceptable for both a healthcare worker and a human being.<\/p>\n

Also read: Nurse in Germany gets life imprisonment for killing 10 patients to reduce workload
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Nurse in Germany gets life imprisonment for killing 10 patients to reduce workload<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Featured image adapted fro<\/em>m The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun on Facebook and Portafolio Celiafoto on Canva, for illustration purposes only.<\/em><\/p>\n

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