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Teacher was strangled, say police UK teacher suffocated, say police
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A British teacher found buried in a bath of sand in Japan was strangled to death, Japanese police have said. A British teacher found buried in a bath of sand in Tokyo was suffocated, Japanese police have said.
A post-mortem examination also showed bruises on the face of Lindsay Ann Hawker, 22, from Brandon, Coventry. A spokesman said they had not yet been able to confirm whether Lindsay Ann Hawker, 22, from Brandon, near Coventry, was strangled or smothered.
Police have issued an arrest warrant for Tatsuya Ichihashi, 28, who was seen fleeing barefoot from the flat where her body was found on Monday. A post-mortem examination showed she had bruises on her face and body.
Police have issued an arrest warrant for Tatsuya Ichihashi, 28, who was seen fleeing barefoot from the flat where Miss Hawker's body was found on Monday.
Miss Hawker's father, Bill, who is in Japan, has said he will not rest until her killer is found.Miss Hawker's father, Bill, who is in Japan, has said he will not rest until her killer is found.
Mr Hawker has visited her body at a funeral home and is making arrangements to return her to the UK.Mr Hawker has visited her body at a funeral home and is making arrangements to return her to the UK.
'Scraping noises' Accompanied by his daughter's boyfriend Ryan Garside, he also spent about two-and-a-half hours at the flat where she lived.
Following a post-mortem by Chiba prefectural police, officers announced that the Miss Hawker died by asphyxiation caused by strangulation. The suspect fled barefoot when police arrived at his apartment
The suspect fled barefoot when police arrived at his apartmentPolice sources said Miss Hawker's throat had been constricted and she effectively had been throttled. Miss Hawker's handbag, identification documents and clothes were found near her body.
Officers said she had suffered severe injuries to her face and arms. Neighbours heard scraping noises coming from the fourth floor flat where her body was found, according to local media.
Her handbag, identification documents and clothes were found near her body. The police want to interview Mr Ichihashi, who lived in the apartment.
Neighbours apparently heard scraping noises coming from the fourth floor flat, according to local media.
The police want to interview Mr Ichihashi, who lived in the apartment where Miss Hawker's body was found.
The public broadcaster NHK said that Miss Hawker, who worked at an English conversation school in Chiba, east of Tokyo, had agreed to meet Mr Ichihashi to give him an English lesson.The public broadcaster NHK said that Miss Hawker, who worked at an English conversation school in Chiba, east of Tokyo, had agreed to meet Mr Ichihashi to give him an English lesson.
Bill Hawker flew to Japan with his daughter's boyfriend, Ryan Garside. Staff at Nova, the company that employed Miss Hawker, told the BBC that classes at the school where she worked resumed on Thursday.
The school was closed on Tuesday and Wednesday because teachers and pupils were so upset.