Publish date | 17 May 2019 |
Issue Number | 1782 |
Diary | Legalbrief eLaw |
An analysis of Mitspa Onyoka's online history is one of the outstanding elements in the investigation into the murder of Irish aid worker John Curran. Onyoka allegedly murdered Curran in his Cape Town flat in November, reports TimesLIVE. Onyoka was arrested after CCTV footage from the elevator in Curran's building in Buitengracht Street placed him at the crime scene shortly before and after the murder. Prosecutor Adiel Jansen said blood-spatter analysis and DNA evidence was also outstanding. He said an application had also been made to secure data from Onyoka's cellphone, specifically his web-browsing history. The matter will resume in August. Onyoka, who is from the DRC, told the Cape Town Magistrate's Court through a French interpreter that he could not afford his newly-appointed lawyer and had enlisted the services of another law firm. He remains in custody.