Englishwoman teaching English found murdered in Japan

An Englishwoman has been found dead in an apartment in Tokyo.

Lindsay Ann Hawker, 22, was discovered naked in a bath of sand in an apartment in Ichikawa, close to the capital.

Ms Hawker, from Coventry, had been working as an English language teacher and had reportedly visited the apartment block for the first time on Saturday to provide lessons to 28-year-old Tatsuya Ichihachi, according to local media.

The whereabouts of Mr Ichihachi are not currently known.

London's Nova language school, which employed Miss Hawker, commented: "She took her job seriously and put every effort into it.

"She was trying to get used to Japan. We are very sorry that this has happened."

Ms Hawker had been employed at the Koiwa school in Tokyo for five months, having recently graduated from university.

Her father, William, has now arrived in Japan.