Police cannot trace the getaway car believed to be used in a double murder
The getaway car believed to have been used in a double murder could not be traced by number plate recognition on the day of the killings a court heard today.
Annie Besala Ekofo, 53, and her nephew Bervil Kalikaka-Ekofo, 21, were found dead in their flat in East Finchley on 15th September 2016.
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The getaway car believed to have been used in a double murder could not be traced by number plate recognition on the day of the killings according to a police officer.
Jurors in the trial of Obina Ezeoke heard that the black Vauxhall Meriva believed to have been used during the murder of Annie and Bervil Ekofo in 2016 could not be traced by Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) on the day of the killings.
The court also heard that location data from both of Mr Ezeoke’s mobile phones could only give a general picture of where he had been in the days surrounding the shootings in East Finchley.
According to PC Mark Hutchinson of the Metropolitan Police, data from the phones could only give a location of between approximately a half and two square miles based on which phone mast it was receiving signal from.
He said this was because the investigation had not engaged an engineer to conduct a more thorough analysis of the phones. This would have given more precise location information.
James Scobie QC, defending, also contended location data suggesting Mr Ezeoke’s phone was briefly connected to a mast in Highwood Hill near Edgware was incorrect.
He said location information showed his phone was connected to a mast near his home in Haggerston, over ten miles away, for a long period of time either side of this.
PC Hutchinson agreed this data was incorrect.
The defence also asserted some examples of CCTV footage submitted as evidence did not correlate with times call logs say Mr Ezeoke was speaking on his mobile phone.
They also suggested calls made to Mr Ezeoke’s solicitor also did not tally with the call logs.
A second phone owned by Mr Ezeoke was thrown out by him on 17th September 2016 according to Mr Scobie.
No further calls were made from this second phone after that date.
But Mr Scobie said location and call behaviour for both phones had been roughly normal either side of the date of the alleged murder.
Annie Besala Ekofo, 53, and her nephew Bervil Kalikaka-Ekofo, 21, were found dead in their flat in East Finchley on 15th September 2016. They are believed to have been shot.
Obina Ezeoke, 25, denies the charges of murder.
The trial, which started in March 2017, continues.
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StandfirstThe getaway car believed to have been used in a double murder could not be traced by number plate recognition on the day of the killings a court heard today.
The getaway car believed to have been used in a double murder could not be traced by number plate recognition on the day of the killings according to a police officer.
Jurors in the trial of Obina Ezeoke heard that the black Vauxhall Meriva believed to have been used during the murder of Annie and Bervil Ekofo in 2016 could not be traced by Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) on the day of the killings.
The court also heard that location data from both of Mr Ezeoke’s mobile phones could only give a general picture of where he had been in the days surrounding the shootings in East Finchley.
According to PC Mark Hutchinson of the Metropolitan Police, data from the phones could only give a location of between approximately a half and two square miles based on which phone mast it was receiving signal from.
He said this was because the investigation had not engaged an engineer to conduct a more thorough analysis of the phones. This would have given more precise location information.
James Scobie QC, defending, also contended location data suggesting Mr Ezeoke’s phone was briefly connected to a mast in Highwood Hill near Edgware was incorrect.
He said location information showed his phone was connected to a mast near his home in Haggerston, over ten miles away, for a long period of time either side of this.
PC Hutchinson agreed this data was incorrect.
The defence also asserted some examples of CCTV footage submitted as evidence did not correlate with times call logs say Mr Ezeoke was speaking on his mobile phone.
They also suggested calls made to Mr Ezeoke’s solicitor also did not tally with the call logs.
A second phone owned by Mr Ezeoke was thrown out by him on 17th September 2016 according to Mr Scobie.
No further calls were made from this second phone after that date.
But Mr Scobie said location and call behaviour for both phones had been roughly normal either side of the date of the alleged murder.
Annie Besala Ekofo, 53, and her nephew Bervil Kalikaka-Ekofo, 21, were found dead in their flat in East Finchley on 15th September 2016. They are believed to have been shot.
Obina Ezeoke, 25, denies the charges of murder.
The trial, which started in March 2017, continues.
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