Mother fights for custody after LA murder charge (Full Transcript)

[00:00:00] Speaker 1: June Bunyan's dismembered body was found in her Los Angeles flat in September last year, thousands of miles from her childhood home on the Scottish island of Arran.

[00:00:08] Speaker 2: I'm going down to check June's grave. I go down nearly every day, check her flowers, have a wee blether, see what she's been up to.

[00:00:17] Speaker 1: June's husband, Jonathan Renteria, has been charged with her murder.

[00:00:21] Speaker 3: I know we're never going to get her back, but I just need to know what happened to her.

[00:00:25] Speaker 1: June, a 37-year-old law graduate, moved to LA in 2023, hoping to become a defence attorney. Her baby daughter, Regina, was born less than two months before June was killed.

[00:00:36] Speaker 3: Regina, I believe, sadly, was in the flat when he murdered my daughter, which must be horrific for my daughter if she knew, if she was conscious.

[00:00:50] Speaker 1: Renteria has pled not guilty to murder, and another court hearing is due next month. Jill faces a costly legal battle for custody of her granddaughter. She believes Regina is currently in the care of Renteria's parents. BBC News has been unable to verify this.

[00:01:06] Speaker 3: I would love Regina to come back to this country.

[00:01:10] Speaker 1: BBC News has attempted to contact Jonathan Renteria's parents to ask about Regina, but Renteria's lawyer told us they wouldn't be answering any of our questions.

[00:01:20] Speaker 2: It just, it means so much to have her home, here. It feels like she belongs here.