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Japanese police have finally released a photo of Tatsuya Ichihashi’s post-cosmetic surgery face.
Several facial features have apparently changed — he now has double-fold eyelids, a higher nose and thin lips. Two moles that had been on his left cheek have disappeared as well, according to police.
Ichihashi, 30, is wanted in connection with the murder of Lindsay Ann Hawker, 22, an English teacher.
In another development Thursday, investigative sources said Ichihashi had attempted to undergo cosmetic surgery in Fukuoka Prefecture in mid-October before his Oct. 24 face-lift in Nagoya.
The man who appeared at the clinic in Fukuoka Prefecture used the same alias as that used at the Nagoya facility, the sources said, without revealing the alias.
Why the police would release the photo but not the alias is puzzling, as the name he has been using would probably be very useful to the public.
Prior to the release of the photo, an expert consulted by Fuji TV had advised people to pay attention to Ichihashi’s ears, since few people have plastic surgery to alter their ear shape.
-courtesy of Japan Probe
