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[OMG] Japanese Rapist Murderer
CHIBA - Charged with raping and killing Briton Lindsay Ann Hawker in 2007 and on the run for more than 2-1/2 years, public and media attention focused on commentary from defendant Tatsuya Ichihashi at the first hearing of his lay-judge trial. Shortly before 1:20 p.m. Monday, Ichihashi entered the courtroom and made a surprise move. He prostrated himself in the direction of Hawker's parents, who were seated behind prosecutors. Urged by an officer accompanying him, the 32-year-old defendant stood up and bowed twice before sitting down. On the first day of the trial at the Chiba District Court, Ichihashi denied he intended to kill the 22-year-old English teacher. However, he apologized, saying: "I scared her and caused her death. I'm deeply sorry about that." "It's my duty to explain to the court what happened on the day of the incident," he added. In their opening statement, prosecutors claimed that Ichihashi saw Hawker on a train and ran after her as she cycled home at night on March 20, 2007. He then a
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