'Reward to be paid' after capture of Lindsay suspect; MURDER: Fund is to be split among those who provided tip-offs.Byline: Emma Stone THE REWARD offered by Japanese police for the capture of the prime suspect in the Lindsay Hawker Lindsay Ann Hawker was a 22-year old British citizen who was murdered in Japan in early 2007. Background Hawker moved to Japan in October 2006 to teach English at the Koiwa branch of Nova, Japan's largest private English conversation school. murder case is set to be paid out. Japanese media reported the 10 million Yen (pounds 66,500) bounty bounty, payment made by a government bounty, amount paid by a government for the achievement of certain economic or other goals. It often takes the form of a premium paid for the increased production or export of certain goods. on the head of Tatsuya Ichihashi will be paid out to several people who helped bring about his arrest earlier this week. The 30-year-old, who recently underwent plastic surgery to alter his appearance, was arrested as he boarded a ferry after more than two years on the run. The fugitive disappeared after the body of former Coventry schoolgirlwas found in a sand-filled bathtub at his flat in Tokyo in March 2007. He is now being questioned by Japanese detectives. The payout will be the first of its kind since the country introduced the bounty system in 2007. Police will select those who are eligible and the money will be paid by the National Police Agency. A Japanese newspaper reported a large sumwill be paid to the person at the ferry terminal who tipped off police and the doctor who provided a photo of the suspect after surgery. During a press conference in Japan, Ichihashi's parents told reporters they were relieved their son had been captured. Their comments follow the Hawker family who spoke to the world's press outside their Brandon home on Tuesday. Lindsay's dad Bill said: "This has been a long hard battle for the Hawkers HAWKERS. Persons going from place to place with goods and merchandise for sale. To prevent impositions they are generally required to take out licenses, under regulations established by the local laws of the states. . We worked tirelessly tire·less adj. Not yielding to fatigue; untiring or indefatigable. tire  less·ly adv. as a family.We have never
given up for our daughter. We wanted justice and we have finally got
justice.
"We are so relieved." LINDSAY HAWKER. CAPTION(S): LINDSAY HAWKER. UNDER ARREST... Tatsuya Ichihashi. |
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