Lindsay family in new email appeal

My Account
Logout

Create an Evening Standard Account

Use your social network

Save time by using your existing account to sign in to Evening Standard

We'll never share your information or post anything to your account without your permission

Welcome! Sign in here

Use your social network

Save time by using your existing account to sign in to Evening Standard

We'll never share your information or post anything to your account without your permission

Forgot your password ?

Registration

* indicates fields that are mandatory

Email *

Password *

Confirm Password *

First name *

Surname *

Postcode *

Country *

Mobile phone number

Username *

Gender *

Year of birth *

When you sign up...

You will have access to all our online competitions, discounted offers and can post comments on our site.

You will also receive The Weekender newsletter sent every Thursday - it’s full of fantastic offers and ideas for the weekend. You can update your email preferences in your account page when you log in.

Other newsletters and emails

Homes & Property Newsletter - Yes I want to receive the weekly email with all the latest news on property in the capital

Occasionally we would also like to send you relevant emails detailing specific offers either from ourselves or carefully selected partners. If you would prefer not to receive these then please tick the appropriate boxes below. We will never pass on your details.

I do not want to receive additional offers and information from the Evening Standard

I do not want to receive additional offers and information sent by Evening Standard on behalf of carefully selected partners

Terms and Conditions

* I have read, understood and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of Evening Standard

Registration

Mail Sent for Registration Confirmation.

A confirmation email has been sent. Please activate your account by clicking on the activation link sent in your mail box.

Lindsay Ann Hawker, 22, from Brandon near Coventry, was found dead in a bath filled with sand on a balcony in Ichikawa, east of Tokyo, in March.

Her body was found in 28-year-old Tatsuya Ichihashi's flat, but he fled before he could be arrested.

The BBC reports that Miss Hawker's parents are sending an email around the world which will carry a picture of their daughter and Mr Ichihashi.

The email is titled Don't forget Lindsay Hawker and asks the reader for help to catch her killer and to forward it to as many people as possible.

It outlines the manner of Miss Hawker's death and says a "gaping hole" has been left in in the lives of her family and boyfriend.

"Lindsay's family are heartbroken by her brutal death and above all they want justice for Lindsay, who didn't deserve to die in this way," the emails reads.

Miss Hawker had travelled to Japan to teach English as a foreign language and Mr Ichihashi had reportedly asked her for English lessons a week before her death.

He fled his apartment when police arrived to investigate him, losing his shoes and a rucksack in a chase.

The Hawker family said they had received an email from Japanese police saying that at the time they went to Mr Ichihashi's flat there was no evidence suggesting they should arrest him as it was a missing person inquiry.