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Briton's body found in Japan bath Briton's body found in Japan bath
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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 teacher, from Brandon near Coventry, found on a fourth-floor flat balcony in Ichikawa, east of Tokyo.Colleagues identified the body of the English teacher, from Brandon near Coventry, found on a fourth-floor flat balcony 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.Police are hunting a man who fled the apartment in Chiba prefecture.
DisappearanceDisappearance
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. The BBC's correspondent said the teacher was reported missing by her flatmates on Monday afternoon after she disappeared from her home on Sunday.
Local media reported that Ms Hawker, who worked at the Koiwa school in Tokyo, had been in Japan for only a few months and was a popular teacher, he added. Local media reported that Miss Hawker, who worked at the Koiwa school in Tokyo, had been in Japan for only a few months and was a popular teacher, he added.
The apartment block where the body was found has been sealed off
They said she went to the apartment each Saturday to give English lessons to 28-year-old Tatsuya Ichihachi.They said she went to the apartment each Saturday to give English lessons to 28-year-old Tatsuya Ichihachi.
She took her job seriously and put every effort into it. She was trying to get used to Japan. Nova language school
She had left details of the address at home before she disappeared and police are now trying to locate Mr Ichihachi.She had left details of the address at home before she disappeared and police are now trying to locate Mr Ichihachi.
A handbag and a passport thought to belong to the victim were found near the apartment.A handbag and a passport thought to belong to the victim were found near the apartment.
The Nova language school in London, which employed Ms Hawker, said in a statement that Ms Hawker had graduated from university last year and had joined its teaching team on 25 October. The Nova language school in London, which employed Miss Hawker, said in a statement that she had graduated from university last year and had joined its teaching team on 25 October.
"She took her job seriously and put every effort into it. She was trying to get used to Japan. We are very sorry that this has happened," it said."She took her job seriously and put every effort into it. She was trying to get used to Japan. We are very sorry that this has happened," it said.
The school was co-operating fully with the investigation, it added.The school was co-operating fully with the investigation, it added.