Later , he told Hawker to follow him to his apartment so he could pay her , prosecutors said . Ichihashi has admitted to raping and strangling Hawker . The case centers around whether he intended to do so . In the early morning hours of July 26, 2012, a man was found dead in his car on an isolated road outside Tokyo after being beaten by two men who had been drinking at a bar nearby. The case has received wall-to-wall coverage in Japan .
Ichihashi has admitted to raping and strangling Hawker . The case centers around whether he intended to do so . In the early morning hours of July 26, 2012, a man was found dead in his car on an isolated road outside Tokyo after being beaten by two men who had been drinking at a bar nearby. The case has received wall-to-wall coverage in Japan .