Alice Hodgkinson: Body of missing out on British instructor, 28, discovered in Japan

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    The alarm was raised when Alice Hodgkinson didn’t appear to deal with July 1 (Picture: Nottingham Post/BPM Media)

    A British instructor was discovered dead by Japanese authorities 8 days after she vanished.

    Concerns were raised on July 1 after Alice Hodgkinson, 28, from Nottingham, didn’t appear for work at an English-language school in Yokohama, near Tokyo.

    Friends of hers in the nation, where she had actually lived considering that March in 2015, introduced a poster project in a quote to discover her.

    Her household frantically attempted to call her however her phone was turned off, triggering them to fear the worst.

    Police state they browsed the Edinburgh University graduate’s home after she was reported missing out on and discovered a note to her papa and sibling.

    Authorities did not divulge its contents, and Alice’s dad, Steve, was too upset to state where her body was discovered or how she passed away, however it appears she took her own life.

    Police are not trying to find anybody else in connection with Alice’s death and are not treating it as a murder.

    The father of a Nottingham woman who has been reported missing in Japan has spoken of how he is now waiting by the telephone for news of his daughter's whereabouts. Teacher Alice Hodgkinson, a former student at Bluecoat Academy in Aspley, was last seen on Wednesday, June 30, in Kanagawa, Tokyo, where she had been living. The 28 year old was reported missing after she failed to turn up for work. Alice's dad, Stephen Hodgkinson, last heard from his daughter on the day of her disappearance and all seemed well.

    It is not understood how Alice passed away or the contents of the note she left in her home (Picture: Nottingham Post/BPM Media)

    Steve, 68, informed the Sun: ‘We are at a complete loss and her mother is struggling, she’s next to herself with sorrow.’

    The retired computer system software application engineer from Nottingham, stated he last spoke with Alice over Skype on June 30 and saw ‘no indication that anything was wrong’.

    Describing his child’s disappearance as ‘totally out of character’, he stated: ‘As far as we know she wasn’t depressed, she appeared to be leading a pleased, satisfying life.’

    Steve formerly informed how he was ‘anxiously waiting by the phone’ for news days prior to Alice’s was discovered dead.

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    Alice’s papa states he saw ‘no indication that anything was wrong’ when he spoke with her on June 30

    The household wish to repatriate Alice’s body as quickly as possible, however the pandemic has actually provided some problems.

    Explaining how he wasn’t sure if he and his boy would be taking a trip to Japan, Steve stated: ‘We’ve not chosen what finest to do. If we head out there we’ll require to quarantine in a hotel for 2 weeks. But we require to bring Alice house.’

    Steve explained his child as ‘a bright young lady and quite outgoing in sharing her views on veganism, animal welfare and human rights’.

    He included: ‘She was a bit of a loner at times, not the partying type and not looking for a relationship.’

    Alice shared her home with various citizenship occupants and prepared to remain in Japan for another year.

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