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Two years since teacher's death | Two years since teacher's death |
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The family of a woman murdered near Tokyo have marked the second anniversary of her death by handing out flyers to Japanese commuters. | The family of a woman murdered near Tokyo have marked the second anniversary of her death by handing out flyers to Japanese commuters. |
Lindsay Hawker, 22, of Brandon, Warwickshire, was found in a bathtub filled with sand in an apartment near Tokyo in March 2007. | Lindsay Hawker, 22, of Brandon, Warwickshire, was found in a bathtub filled with sand in an apartment near Tokyo in March 2007. |
The chief suspect Tatsuya Ichihashi, 29, who Ms Hawker had given English lessons to, has never been found. | The chief suspect Tatsuya Ichihashi, 29, who Ms Hawker had given English lessons to, has never been found. |
Her family said they had been pleased with the public's response. | Her family said they had been pleased with the public's response. |
They handed out flyers to commuters at Gyotoku railway station on Wednesday morning. | They handed out flyers to commuters at Gyotoku railway station on Wednesday morning. |
Laid flowers | Laid flowers |
Their spokeswoman Amanda Stocks said: "People came up to the family and said they remembered Lindsay the English teacher who was murdered. | Their spokeswoman Amanda Stocks said: "People came up to the family and said they remembered Lindsay the English teacher who was murdered. |
"They all feel a lot of sorrow and embarrassment that he [Ichihashi] has not been caught." | "They all feel a lot of sorrow and embarrassment that he [Ichihashi] has not been caught." |
Ms Hawker had given an English lesson to Ichiashi at a coffee shop in Tokyo on 25 March and her body was discovered two days later. | Ms Hawker had given an English lesson to Ichiashi at a coffee shop in Tokyo on 25 March and her body was discovered two days later. |
He escaped as police arrived at the apartment. | He escaped as police arrived at the apartment. |
Her parents Bill and Julia and sisters Lisa and Louise visited the apartment earlier this week and laid flowers. | Her parents Bill and Julia and sisters Lisa and Louise visited the apartment earlier this week and laid flowers. |
They have been critical in the past of the Japanese police's investigation and said at a press conference on Tuesday that they had felt "as if we have been on our own" during the inquiry. | They have been critical in the past of the Japanese police's investigation and said at a press conference on Tuesday that they had felt "as if we have been on our own" during the inquiry. |
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Lindsay Hawker was killed in Tokyo two years ago, but the prime suspect is still at large. |
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