Appetite for crime

Saturday 15 October 1994 23:02 BST
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TOKYO - A retired sumo wrestler with an insatiable appetite was arrested for grabbing a handbag from an elderly woman because he needed money for food. Tomohisa Fujino was held after he snatched the bag containing 6,000 yen ( pounds 40). Mr Fujino, 22, who fought under the name Hoshiryuma, retired in 1990 because of injury. Reuter

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