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Suspect Held on $4 Million Bail in Killing of Scottish Lawyer in Los Angeles

Family launches a fundraiser to return her body to the United Kingdom.

Overview

  • Los Angeles County officials ruled the death of 37-year-old June Bunyan a homicide caused by traumatic neck injuries.
  • June Bunyan, from the Isle of Arran in Scotland, had moved to Los Angeles to qualify as a defense attorney.
  • Reports say LAPD arrested 25-year-old Jonathan Anthony Renteria within hours of the killing.
  • Local media report Renteria faces a murder charge and a separate California Health and Safety Code count tied to mutilation, disinterment or sexual contact with human remains.
  • He is being held at Twin Towers Correctional Facility on $4,000,000 bail as friends and family raise funds for repatriation, with donations surpassing £5,000.