- A zoo worker in northern Japan, Suzuki Tatsuya, 33, has been arrested on suspicion of disposing of his wife's body in an incinerator at the Asahiyama Zoo.
- Authorities allege Tatsuya burned the body of his wife, Yui, 33, around 31 March, after human remains were discovered in an incinerator used for animal carcasses.
- The investigation began after a relative reported the woman missing in April, with police stating the suspect had previously threatened to burn his wife.
- The incident caused a delay in the zoo's summer season opening and prompted apologies from city officials, who described it as an 'unprecedented crisis'.
- Despite the unsettling event, the zoo opened to long queues, with visitors and the public expressing support for the facility and its staff.
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Japanese zoo worker arrested for burning wife’s body in incinerator
