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Attorney Wendel Alexander appeared in St. John\u2019s Magistrates Court on Wednesday to represent Angela Mejia, the 20-year-old woman accused of murdering nine-year-old Chantel Crump.<\/p>

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Alexander told the court that Mejia is entitled to legal counsel as the case proceeds through the justice system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The child\u2019s body was discovered on 15 March in a bushy area at Weatherhills following a three-day search. Chantel had been abducted on 12 March, about 100 feet from her home in Gray\u2019s Farm. Police allege she was lured into a silver Honda by a female driver who then drove away with her.<\/p>

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Mejia first appeared in court on 17 March under heavy police security and has been remanded at His Majesty\u2019s Prison since then.<\/p>

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When she appeared before Magistrate Ngaio Emanuel today, her committal hearing was adjourned until 5 November.<\/p>\n

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