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| Japan body 'is missing Briton' | Japan body 'is missing Briton' |
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| A woman found buried in sand in a bathtub in Japan has been named by police as 22-year-old missing Briton Lindsey Ann Hawker. | A woman found buried in sand in a bathtub in Japan has been named by police as 22-year-old missing Briton Lindsey Ann Hawker. |
| Colleagues identified the body of the English language teacher, found on the balcony of a fourth-floor flat in Ichikawa, east of Tokyo. | Colleagues identified the body of the English language teacher, found on the balcony of a fourth-floor flat in Ichikawa, east of Tokyo. |
| The cause of death is not yet known but there were bruises on the victim's face, the BBC's Chris Hogg said. | The cause of death is not yet known but there were bruises on the victim's face, the BBC's Chris Hogg said. |
| Police are hunting a man who fled the apartment in Chiba prefecture. | |
| Disappearance | |
| The BBC's correspondent said the teacher, from the Midlands, was reported missing by her flatmates on Monday afternoon after she disappeared from her home on Sunday. | |
| Local media reported that Ms Hawker had only been in Japan for a couple of months and was a popular teacher, he added. | Local media reported that Ms Hawker had only been in Japan for a couple of months and was a popular teacher, he added. |
| They said she went to the apartment each Saturday to give English lessons to 28-year-old Tatsuya Ichihachi. | |
| She had left details of the address at home before she disappeared. | |
| A handbag and a passport thought to belong to the victim were found near the apartment. |