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Post subject: Private grief, public quest
 Posted: Mar 25, 2008 - 06:29 PM
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The family of murdered Lindsay Hawker have braved the spotlight to make an emotional appeal for information to the Japanese public.
A steady drizzle greeted the Hawker family as their plane taxied towards the gate at Tokyo's Narita airport. Bill Hawker and his wife Julia had brought their two daughters, Louise and Lisa, to Japan this time, a year after they first learned that Lindsay was missing.
Then, the discovery of the body of the 22-year-old teacher last March - who had been buried in a bathtub - thrust this family into the spotlight just as they started to grieve. It was uncomfortable. The Hawkers are very private. It was obvious how difficult they found it when they were subjected to the scrutiny of the media, not just from Britain, but from a country half a world away from their life in Brandon near Coventry.
Now, a year later they have returned to Japan where they were met at the airport by a large contingent of Japanese photo-journalists and television crewsBill Hawker started with a few words of Japanese. Later he told me he had been practising for a fortnight.
"Please help me find this man," he said, holding up a large poster of the man police believe killed his daughter, Tatsuya Ichihashi.
A year ago Bill Hawker broke down in tears as he pleaded with the Japanese people to help catch Ichihashi, the only suspect in the case.
At the time police assured him it would only be a matter of days before the man, who had been caught on CCTV in a cafe with the British teacher, was picked up. That was a year ago. Twelve months on with quiet dignity he asked the press to help him get his message out to the people of this country.
Police say Tatsuya Ichihashi could be disguised as a woman
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cove ... 310939.stm |
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Posted: Mar 25, 2008 - 09:19 PM
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The Japanese people and their legal system is very good. If he's still around, they'll find him. It isn't like some other countries I won't mention; P., A., I. etc.  |
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Posted: Mar 25, 2008 - 10:23 PM
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As the murdered girl's father said..."he (Ichihashi) has brought shame to his country. I do know the concept (of bringing shame to one's family, country) is held very highly there.
I really do hope that he is apprehended. |
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