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| Man charged with bathtub murder | Man charged with bathtub murder |
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| A man has been charged with the rape and murder of British teacher Lindsay Ann Hawker, who was found buried in a sand-filled bath in Japan. | A man has been charged with the rape and murder of British teacher Lindsay Ann Hawker, who was found buried in a sand-filled bath in Japan. |
| The family of Miss Hawker, 22, from Brandon, near Coventry, said Japanese student Tatsuya Ichihashi, 30, had been charged with the crimes. | The family of Miss Hawker, 22, from Brandon, near Coventry, said Japanese student Tatsuya Ichihashi, 30, had been charged with the crimes. |
| Her body was found at Mr Ichihashi's Tokyo flat in March 2007. | Her body was found at Mr Ichihashi's Tokyo flat in March 2007. |
| The Leeds University graduate was teaching English at Koiwa school in Tokyo when she went missing. | The Leeds University graduate was teaching English at Koiwa school in Tokyo when she went missing. |
| Family 'relieved' | |
| Mr Ichihashi was accused of the offences by police in Japan who arrested him last month after he allegedly went on the run for more than two-and-a-half years. | Mr Ichihashi was accused of the offences by police in Japan who arrested him last month after he allegedly went on the run for more than two-and-a-half years. |
| Miss Hawker's father, Bill, said his family were "relieved" the prime suspect would now face trial. | |
| Miss Hawker was last seen alive after giving Mr Ichihashi an English lesson in a coffee shop on 25 March. | |
| Earlier this month Mr Hawker flew to Japan to thank police there for finding the prime suspect in the case. |