Hawkers make new appeal one year on

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Lindsay Ann Hawker, 22, was found dead in a bath filled with sand on the balcony of a flat in Ichikawa, east of Tokyo, on March 27 last year.

Her parents, Bill and Julia, and two sisters, Lisa and Louise, made the appeal at Heathrow airport before flying out to the Japanese capital, where they hope to raise the profile of the case a year on since Miss Hawker died.

Detectives are still hunting 29-year-old suspect Tatsuya Ichihashi, who lived at the flat and fled when approached by officers for questioning.

Mr Hawker, 55, said that by travelling to Japan, the family hoped to finally "get justice for Lindsay". Clutching a photo of his daughter, Mr Hawker described her as "a beautiful girl who went to the other side of the world to teach English".

He said: "All of Lindsay's family and friends all over the world remain determined to keep up their efforts, and to seek justice for their daughter, sister and friend.

"Please don't let Lindsay's death be in vain, help us to get justice for Lindsay. She was an amazing young woman, who travelled to Japan to teach. She was brutally murdered and this evil man needs to be caught before he strikes again."

Mr Hawker added that the past year had been "dreadful" for the family, from Brandon near Coventry.

He said: "The year has just stood still for me. I should be standing here with all three of my girls."

The family will hold a press conference in Tokyo on Monday and help Japanese police raise awareness with a new poster appeal on Tuesday, exactly a year since Miss Hawker was last seen alive. The new poster shows computer generated photo-fit pictures of what Ichihashi could look like one year on.