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| The father of a British teacher found dead in Japan in a bath filled with sand has said he "will not rest" until her killer is caught. | The father of a British teacher found dead in Japan in a bath filled with sand has said he "will not rest" until her killer is caught. |
| Bill Hawker travelled to Tokyo after 22-year-old Lindsay Ann was discovered on an apartment balcony in the city. | Bill Hawker travelled to Tokyo after 22-year-old Lindsay Ann was discovered on an apartment balcony in the city. |
| Mr Hawker, of Brandon, near Coventry, said: "My daughter didn't come here to be murdered... she came here to teach. She would have helped anybody." | Mr Hawker, of Brandon, near Coventry, said: "My daughter didn't come here to be murdered... she came here to teach. She would have helped anybody." |
| A warrant has been issued for the arrest of the man living at the flat. | A warrant has been issued for the arrest of the man living at the flat. |
| He has been named as 28-year-old Tatsuya Ichihashi. | He has been named as 28-year-old Tatsuya Ichihashi. |
| 'Lovely girl' | 'Lovely girl' |
| Japanese police have told the BBC that the post-mortem on Miss Hawker's body suggests the likely cause of death was suffocation by strangulation or asphyxiation. | |
| She also suffered severe injuries to her face and arms. | |
| Miss Hawker's father and her long-term boyfriend Ryan Garside are in Tokyo to formally identify her body. | Miss Hawker's father and her long-term boyfriend Ryan Garside are in Tokyo to formally identify her body. |
| Mr Hawker told a press conference his daughter had researched Japan thoroughly before taking up work as an English teacher, to make sure she knew the dangers. | |
| That man has ruined mine and Lindsay's plan - he ruined our dream Ryan GarsideMiss Hawker's boyfriend Profile: Lindsay Ann Hawker | That man has ruined mine and Lindsay's plan - he ruined our dream Ryan GarsideMiss Hawker's boyfriend Profile: Lindsay Ann Hawker |
| He also insisted she had not been in a relationship with Mr Ichihashi. | He also insisted she had not been in a relationship with Mr Ichihashi. |
| "I believe my daughter was tricked into going to this man's apartment under the pretext of giving English lessons," he said. | "I believe my daughter was tricked into going to this man's apartment under the pretext of giving English lessons," he said. |
| "My daughter was a lovely girl, she would have helped anybody. And it was because she would help anybody, she is where she is now." | "My daughter was a lovely girl, she would have helped anybody. And it was because she would help anybody, she is where she is now." |
| Mr Hawker said he thought Mr Ichihashi was a loner and a "social misfit" and insisted: "I will not rest until the suspect is caught." | Mr Hawker said he thought Mr Ichihashi was a loner and a "social misfit" and insisted: "I will not rest until the suspect is caught." |
| 'Reported missing' | 'Reported missing' |
| Mr Garside told the press conference he had been with Miss Hawker for four years. | Mr Garside told the press conference he had been with Miss Hawker for four years. |
| "She was the best thing in my life," he said. | "She was the best thing in my life," he said. |
| "I loved her so, so much. We planned to one day get married and start a family. | "I loved her so, so much. We planned to one day get married and start a family. |
| "That man has ruined mine and Lindsay's plan - he ruined our dream." | "That man has ruined mine and Lindsay's plan - he ruined our dream." |
| Miss Hawker graduated last year from Leeds University and had been teaching English at Koiwa school in Tokyo. | Miss Hawker graduated last year from Leeds University and had been teaching English at Koiwa school in Tokyo. |
| She was reported missing by her flatmates on Monday afternoon after disappearing from her home on Sunday. | She was reported missing by her flatmates on Monday afternoon after disappearing from her home on Sunday. |
| The suspect fled barefoot when police arrived at his apartment | |
| It is believed she had gone to Mr Ichihashi's apartment for the first time on Saturday to give English lessons to him. | It is believed she had gone to Mr Ichihashi's apartment for the first time on Saturday to give English lessons to him. |
| She had left details of the address at home. | She had left details of the address at home. |
| A handbag and passport thought to belong to her were found near her body. | |
| Superintendent Yoshihiro Sugita, from Chiba Prefectural Police, told local media: "We have found no traces of blood and there was no sign of a physical struggle. | Superintendent Yoshihiro Sugita, from Chiba Prefectural Police, told local media: "We have found no traces of blood and there was no sign of a physical struggle. |
| "The victim was completely naked and her clothes were around the apartment, although we don't know whether they were taken off by her or by the suspect." | "The victim was completely naked and her clothes were around the apartment, although we don't know whether they were taken off by her or by the suspect." |
| Miss Hawker kept in touch with her boyfriend via the website Facebook and in one of her last entries on 20 March, she spoke of a man following her. | Miss Hawker kept in touch with her boyfriend via the website Facebook and in one of her last entries on 20 March, she spoke of a man following her. |
| She wrote: "Love u lots don't worry abt the gut (guy) who chased me home, its jus crazy Japan. miss u xxx." | She wrote: "Love u lots don't worry abt the gut (guy) who chased me home, its jus crazy Japan. miss u xxx." |