Mangion Walker murder | Court authorises examination of electronic devices

The compilation of evidence against Andrew Mangion, who stands accused of the murder of his ex-wife Eleanor Mangion Walker last July, continued today with several electronic devices being exhibited.

Lead investigator Inspector Keith Arnaud exhibited a computer, a laptop and five pendrives that had been seized from the residence of the accused, to Magistrate Doreen Clarke.

Also exhibited was a laptop, belonging to the accused, which had been recovered from a computer repair shop, where it had been left several weeks before the murder.

At the prosecution's request, the court appointed a technical expert to examine the devices' hard drives and the pendrives and extract all written content, including deleted emails and social media conversations.

Mangion's defence counsel, lawyer Joe Giglio, also requested a similar examination of the victim's mobile phone and the extraction of all the information which it contained. The defence's request was granted.

The court also upheld a request, made by the victim's family, for the release of a garage that they had been prohibited from using.

Police inspector Keith Arnaud and Kylie Borg are prosecuting and lawyers Michael Sciriha and Lucio Sciriha are representing the Walker family in these proceedings. Lawyer Joe Giglio is defending Andrew Mangion.

The case continues in January.