Heartbroken gran desperate to find baby granddaughter 'a year after daughter was killed'

Heartbroken gran desperate to find baby granddaughter 'a year after daughter was killed' A year on from losing her daughter June, Jill Bunyan says she has been left heartbroken by the lack of communication from US authorities and is pleading for answers about her granddaughter A grieving mum is desperately trying to find out who is caring for her baby granddaughter a year after her daughter was murdered and dismembered. Jill Bunyan has been left in legal limbo following the death of her daughter June, 37, whose body was found in her Los Angeles apartment in September 2025, less than two months after she gave birth to baby Regina. June's husband, Jonathan Renteria, 25, has been charged with murder, mutilation and child cruelty. He has pleaded not guilty, while his lawyer has previously suggested he may have been experiencing psychosis at the time of her death. But a year on, Jill, from Arran, said she still does not know for certain who is caring for her granddaughter and has been left devastated by the lack of communication from US authorities. She said: "My health has had an absolute battering, and it's not just with losing June. It's the lack of respect, the lack of communication." "It almost feels like nobody cares. Nobody actually cares, and that is heartbreaking, and that is as bad as losing June because it just plays mind games with you. It is horrendous." June, who studied law at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, moved to California in 2023 before welcoming her daughter Regina less than two months before her death. Jill believes the little girl may be in the care of Renteria's parents, although she has been unable to establish whether this is the case. She is now crowdfunding to pay for a lawyer in a bid to find out where her granddaughter is. Having previously seen Regina every day over the internet, the grieving grandmother pleaded for reassurance that she was safe. She told BBC Scotland: "That is my daughter's daughter who I'd seen everyday [over the internet]…pick up the phone, send a picture, just let me know she's all right." Meanwhile, Jill's ordeal included various difficulties obtaining information about the criminal proceedings against her daughter's husband. She was previously told the court process could take two years, but the family said they received no official information about the latest hearing until almost two weeks after it took place. The hearing was held on September 4, the first anniversary of June's disappearance, the case has been continued until October. As the family marked a year since June's death, Jill said: "Grief controls you, you don't have any control over grief. It points you in a direction and you just have to go with it. "That's never going to change. I'll be heartbroken until I go. I miss June terribly." Jill has been supported by her local MP Irene Campbell, and the charity Victim Support Scotland, which she says she is grateful for. But has complaints of the assistance provided by the UK Foreign Office. She hopes to meet the Foreign Secretary to highlight the difficulties faced by families who lose loved ones abroad and the challenges of obtaining information from overseas authorities. She added: "It doesn't have to be this difficult. It's difficult enough without having to fight everybody to get answers to simple questions, but I can't get answers." After speaking out of her frustrations, Jill received an apology from the prosecution service in Los Angeles over their lack of communication about the case against Renteria. The UK Foreign Office said it was supporting the family of a British woman who had died in the US and remained in contact with local authorities.