The woman accused of killing nine-year-old Chantel Crump will have to wait until next year to learn if her case will go to trial.

Angela Mejia, who remains on remand at His Majesty’s Prison, appeared before Magistrate Ngaio Emanuel this week, but her committal hearing was postponed after her attorney, Wendel Alexander, failed to appear. The matter has been rescheduled for February 11, 2026.

The case stems from the March 15, 2025 discovery of Chantel’s body in bushes near her Weatherills home, hours after she was reported missing — a tragedy that sparked nationwide grief and calls for justice.