Murder victim's father accepts payout from suspect's friend

The father of murdered British hostess Lucie Blackman has accepted a payout from an old friend of the Japanese man charged with killing his daughter, he said today.

Tim Blackman was paid 100 million yen (€670,000) by a college friend of Joji Obara, who is currently on trial for allegedly abducting the 21-year-old, then raping and killing her before disposing of her body.