Japan's 'Black Widow' loses final death sentence appeal: reports

Chisako Kakehi, 74, was sentenced to death by hanging in 2017 for the murder of three men. - Yomiuri Shimbun/ANN

TOKYO (AFP): A Japanese woman dubbed the "Black Widow" who used cyanide to kill her elderly lovers had her final appeal against the death sentence rejected on Tuesday (June 29) by the country's top court, local media said.

Chisako Kakehi, 74, was sentenced to death by hanging in 2017 for the murder of three men -- including a husband -- and the attempted murder of another, in a case that gripped Japan.