Forensic experts have returned from Israel with tools to extract data from the phones of Diego Novella and the girlfriend he is accused of killing in Cape Town. The prosecution is trying to determine what happened between the Guatemalan businessman and US marketing executive Gabriela Alban.Depending on what information the devices yield, Novella could face a stiffer charge with a life sentence.The Israeli foray emerged yesterday during Novella's appearance in the Cape Town Magistrate's Court. Murder accused says his mental state will play pivotal role in his trialBooth said that Novella had already rented a place to stay should he be released on bail and provided the court with proof of a lease agreement.He was arrested almost a year ago after Alban's body was found in their room at the Camps Bay Retreat Hotel . At the time allegations surfaced she was sexually abused, her head smeared with faeces and cocaine was found in the room.Prosecutor Louise Friester-Sampson told the court experts were poring over data. Family of murder accused apologises to victim’s fatherThe family of a Guatemalan businessman‚ who is accused of murdering a US marketing executive at a boutique hotel in Cape Town‚ apologised to her grieving father on Friday."The forensic team arrived last week with the necessary tools to decrypt the phones and an iPad," said Friester-Sampson."The extraction [of data] will determine if the state will change the charge to that of premeditated murder."Friester-Sampson asked the court for more time to finish the investigation before the trial started. But Novella's lawyer, William Booth, was not pleased."[Novella] has supplied the state with passwords regarding the cellphones; we were told these will no longer be needed," said Booth.The matter was postponed to July 20...