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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 a British teacher who was found buried in a sand-filled bath in Japan. | A man has been charged with the rape and murder of a British teacher who was found buried in a sand-filled bath in Japan. |
| Japanese student Tatsuya Ichihashi, 30, is accused of killing Lindsay Ann Hawker, 22, who lived in Brandon, near Coventry. | Japanese student Tatsuya Ichihashi, 30, is accused of killing Lindsay Ann Hawker, 22, who lived in Brandon, near Coventry. |
| 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. |
| Miss Hawker's parents spoke of their relief that the main suspect in their daughter's death was facing trial. | Miss Hawker's parents spoke of their relief that the main suspect in their daughter's death was facing trial. |
| Miss Hawker, a Leeds University graduate, was teaching English at Koiwa school in Tokyo when she went missing. | Miss Hawker, a Leeds University graduate, was teaching English at Koiwa school in Tokyo when she went missing. |
| She was last seen alive after giving Mr Ichihashi an English lesson in a coffee shop on 25 March. | She was last seen alive after giving Mr Ichihashi an English lesson in a coffee shop on 25 March. |
| On the run | |
| Her battered and bound naked body was found in a bath filled with sand at Mr Ichihashi's home. | Her battered and bound naked body was found in a bath filled with sand at Mr Ichihashi's home. |
| Mr Ichihashi was arrested at a ferry port in Osaka, southern Japan, after he went on the run for more than two-and-a-half years. | Mr Ichihashi was arrested at a ferry port in Osaka, southern Japan, after he went on the run for more than two-and-a-half years. |
| He was caught after a surgeon came forward with information about him. He was believed to have had surgery to change his appearance. | |
| Tatsuya Ichihashi has been charged with rape and murder | Tatsuya Ichihashi has been charged with rape and murder |
| In November police in Japan released a picture of Mr Ichihashi showing how he was thought to look. | |
| In a statement Miss Hawker's parents, Bill and Julia, said they were pleased Mr Ichihashi had been charged. | In a statement Miss Hawker's parents, Bill and Julia, said they were pleased Mr Ichihashi had been charged. |
| They said: "The Hawker family are relieved that Ichihashi was captured on November 10. | They said: "The Hawker family are relieved that Ichihashi was captured on November 10. |
| "Our fight for justice for our daughter Lindsay was directed at the capture of Tatsuya Ichihashi. It was a long two years and seven months battle. | "Our fight for justice for our daughter Lindsay was directed at the capture of Tatsuya Ichihashi. It was a long two years and seven months battle. |
| "The Japanese police and justice system will now deal with him, in line with Japanese law. | "The Japanese police and justice system will now deal with him, in line with Japanese law. |
| "Bill has just returned from Japan, heartened by the fact that the authorities are doing all they can to bring these charges and make him stand trial. | "Bill has just returned from Japan, heartened by the fact that the authorities are doing all they can to bring these charges and make him stand trial. |
| "We have supported the Japanese police investigation throughout and are relieved that Tatsuya Ichihashi has now been charged." | "We have supported the Japanese police investigation throughout and are relieved that Tatsuya Ichihashi has now been charged." |