Updated on: May 1, 2026 / 6:50 AM EDT / CBS/AFP Add CBS News on Google Japanese police arrested a man for allegedly incinerating his dead wife at the zoo where he worked, officials and local media said Friday, following the discovery of human remains. Police arrested Tatsuya Suzuki on Thursday evening on suspicion that he "transported the victim's body to a tourist facility" in the northern island of Hokkaido and "destroyed it through incineration there," a local police official told AFP. The victim, 33-year-old Yui Suzuki, was identified by local media as his wife. Police have not said how she died. While held in voluntary police questioning, Suzuki said he used his zoo's incinerator — meant to dispose of waste and dead animals — to burn the woman's body "for a few hours," local media reported. The suspect also made statements suggesting that he killed his wife, the Japan Times reported , and police said they may charge him with murder after the investigation is complete.…