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18/07/2006
Missing jogger - man in court on murder charge
A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of missing woman Egeli Rasta.
Gareth Davies, 22, of Mitcham, south London, was remanded in custody at Wimbledon magistrates' court on Tuesday, charged with murder and perverting the course of justice.
He is due to appear at the Old Bailey on October 24.
Miss Rasta, 27, who was from Estonia, disappeared on July 4 after leaving her home in Mitcham to go jogging.
She was reported missing on July 8 after failing to meet a friend and keep an appointment with a recruitment agency.
Miss Rasta, who had worked as a shop assistant in Harrods until the start of the month, had been living in the UK for two years.
Forensic experts are continuing to examine a body which was discovered on Mitcham Common on Sunday evening. The body has not yet been formally identified.
(KMcA)
Gareth Davies, 22, of Mitcham, south London, was remanded in custody at Wimbledon magistrates' court on Tuesday, charged with murder and perverting the course of justice.
He is due to appear at the Old Bailey on October 24.
Miss Rasta, 27, who was from Estonia, disappeared on July 4 after leaving her home in Mitcham to go jogging.
She was reported missing on July 8 after failing to meet a friend and keep an appointment with a recruitment agency.
Miss Rasta, who had worked as a shop assistant in Harrods until the start of the month, had been living in the UK for two years.
Forensic experts are continuing to examine a body which was discovered on Mitcham Common on Sunday evening. The body has not yet been formally identified.
(KMcA)
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