Patient mourns doctor's death a month after Osaka clinic arson attack

Flowers are offered Sunday in front of the building where an arson attack occurred last month in Kita Ward, Osaka. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

A strong sense of loss continues to linger a month after 25 people were killed in an arson attack at a psychiatric clinic in Osaka.

Clinic head Kotaro Nishizawa, 49, numbered among the dead. In addition to treating patients, Nishizawa also ran a facility that helped people with developmental difficulties find and retain employment.