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| The only suspect in the murder of British teacher Lindsay Ann Hawker has been arrested by police in Japan, the Foreign Office has confirmed. | The only suspect in the murder of British teacher Lindsay Ann Hawker has been arrested by police in Japan, the Foreign Office has confirmed. |
| Tatsuya Ichihashi, 30, is being held in police custody in Osaka. | Tatsuya Ichihashi, 30, is being held in police custody in Osaka. |
| Miss Hawker, 22, from Brandon, near Coventry, was buried in a sand-filled bath at the suspect's Tokyo flat in March 2007, but Ichihashi disappeared. | Miss Hawker, 22, from Brandon, near Coventry, was buried in a sand-filled bath at the suspect's Tokyo flat in March 2007, but Ichihashi disappeared. |
| Her father, Bill Hawker, said: "The chief investigator office told me we always get our man and they have done." | Her father, Bill Hawker, said: "The chief investigator office told me we always get our man and they have done." |
| 'Hard battle' | |
| Mr Hawker added: "He never gave up Ichihashi. He ran away from the scene of the crime, he was running away today when he was caught. He has no remorse and I hope the Japanese society give him the maximum penalty." | Mr Hawker added: "He never gave up Ichihashi. He ran away from the scene of the crime, he was running away today when he was caught. He has no remorse and I hope the Japanese society give him the maximum penalty." |
| Mr Hawker said it had been "a long, hard battle" for the family. | Mr Hawker said it had been "a long, hard battle" for the family. |
| "We have worked tirelessly as a family and have never given in for our daughter," he added. | "We have worked tirelessly as a family and have never given in for our daughter," he added. |
| "We wanted justice and we have finally got it." | "We wanted justice and we have finally got it." |
| Timeline: Lindsay Ann Hawker murder | Timeline: Lindsay Ann Hawker murder |
| At a press conference at their home, Mr Hawker praised Japanese police who, he said, "after a very bungled start" to his daughter's murder "had got their man". | At a press conference at their home, Mr Hawker praised Japanese police who, he said, "after a very bungled start" to his daughter's murder "had got their man". |
| He said the family was relieved and added: "I can go down to my daughter's grave this afternoon to tell her." | He said the family was relieved and added: "I can go down to my daughter's grave this afternoon to tell her." |
| Mr Hawker said he wanted the Japanese authorities to punish Ichihashi "severely" for what he had done. | |
| "He committed this crime in Japan. We accept whatever the Japanese authorities have to do to him, if that is life imprisonment or if he gets capital punishment." | |
| Earlier Mr Ichihashi's mother appeared on television urging her son to turn himself in to police. | Earlier Mr Ichihashi's mother appeared on television urging her son to turn himself in to police. |
| A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We are glad and relieved that the only suspect in this case, Tatsuya Ichihashi, has been found and is now in police custody. | A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We are glad and relieved that the only suspect in this case, Tatsuya Ichihashi, has been found and is now in police custody. |
| "We are grateful to the Japanese police for their efforts and we remain in close contact with the Hawker family." | "We are grateful to the Japanese police for their efforts and we remain in close contact with the Hawker family." |
| Plastic surgery | Plastic surgery |
| A spokesman for the Osaka Prefectural Police said: "We have detained a person in Osaka city who appears to be the suspect in the murder." | A spokesman for the Osaka Prefectural Police said: "We have detained a person in Osaka city who appears to be the suspect in the murder." |
| Bill Hawker: ' The battle is over' | |
| Miss Hawker, a Leeds University graduate, was teaching English at Koiwa school in Tokyo when she went missing on 25 March, 2007. | Miss Hawker, a Leeds University graduate, was teaching English at Koiwa school in Tokyo when she went missing on 25 March, 2007. |
| Her body was discovered on the balcony of Mr Ichihashi's flat, taped-up and half-buried in a bathtub. The suspect escaped as police arrived at his flat. | Her body was discovered on the balcony of Mr Ichihashi's flat, taped-up and half-buried in a bathtub. The suspect escaped as police arrived at his flat. |
| According to unconfirmed reports in the Japanese media, police detained a man believed to be Mr Ichihashi at Osaka ferry port at about 1800 local time. | According to unconfirmed reports in the Japanese media, police detained a man believed to be Mr Ichihashi at Osaka ferry port at about 1800 local time. |
| It was suggested he was waiting for a ferry bound for the island of Okinawa in the far south-west of Japan. | It was suggested he was waiting for a ferry bound for the island of Okinawa in the far south-west of Japan. |
| Incident 'shame' | Incident 'shame' |
| He is reported to have told officers: "I am Ichihashi." | He is reported to have told officers: "I am Ichihashi." |
| Mr Ichihashi is thought to have recently had plastic surgery to change his appearance. He is believed to have had cheek implants and lip-thinning. | Mr Ichihashi is thought to have recently had plastic surgery to change his appearance. He is believed to have had cheek implants and lip-thinning. |
| Police went to the clinic where a plastic surgery patient believed to be Mr Ichihashi had a follow-up appointment, but he never arrived. | Police went to the clinic where a plastic surgery patient believed to be Mr Ichihashi had a follow-up appointment, but he never arrived. |
| Miss Hawker's family had visited Japan several times, appealing to police and the public for help in finding the suspect. | Miss Hawker's family had visited Japan several times, appealing to police and the public for help in finding the suspect. |
| Her father appealed to the Japanese public for her killer to be caught and said the incident "brought shame" on the country. | Her father appealed to the Japanese public for her killer to be caught and said the incident "brought shame" on the country. |