Man confesses to Hawker killing in book

THE Japanese man accused of murdering British teacher Lindsay Hawker has written a book confessing to the killing — and has promised to donate the proceeds to her family.

The book was written by suspect Tatsuya Ichihashi while in prison awaiting trial. It details how he spent two-and-a-half years on the run following the 22-year-old’s murder in 2007 and how he underwent plastic surgery to change his appearance.

Ichihashi also apologises to Hawker’s family, claming he wrote the book as “a gesture of contrition for the crime I committed”, but does not elaborate on the crime or his motives.