日本男子供认杀害英国女教师

A Japanese man has admitted raping¹ and killing² a British teacher whose body was found buried in a bathtub.

一名日本男子承认强奸并杀害了一位英国教师，这位教师的尸体被埋于浴缸下。

Lindsay Ann Hawker's body was found buried in sand in a bathtub in a flat near Tokyo in March 2007
Tatsuya Ichihashi, 32, is accused of murdering Lindsay Ann Hawker, 22, from Brandon near Coventry.

Her body was found in a sand-filled tub at the defendant³'s home east of Tokyo in March 2007.

At the opening of his trial Mr Ichihashi admitted raping Miss Hawker and causing her death but said he did not intend to kill her.

Miss Hawker taught Mr Ichihashi English at a private language school in the city of Chiba.

'Hoping for justice'

After her death, Mr Ichihashi, published a book in which he confessed to（承认，坦白） the killing and described how he spent two-and-a-half years on the run and underwent plastic surgery（整形外科） to change his appearance.

He was eventually arrested in the city of Osaka in November 2009.

Miss Hawker's parents, Bill and Julia, are attending the trial at Chiba District Court and under the country's legal system they will be entitled to question the defendant but at the discretion⁴ of the court.

In a statement read by Mr Hawker when the family left England for the trial, he said: "We're hoping to get justice for our daughter.

"That has always been our only aim."

A verdict is expected before the end of the month.