A man has pleaded guilty to murdering Canberra woman Daniela D'Addario, whose body was found in the boot of a car on the NSW south coast last year.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
or signup to continue reading
Josaia Vosikata, 27, sparked a massive search when he fled police who stopped his blue Hyundai Getz and discovered Ms D'Addario's body on April 23.
The pair had been reported missing from the ACT several days earlier, according to a police statement.
Vosikata, who previously denied the killing, wore a suit and spoke in a quiet voice as he admitted to his crime before Chief Justice Helen Murrell in the ACT Supreme Court on Monday.
He also pleaded not guilty to charges of trespassing, interfering with a dead body and rape against his ex-girlfriend Ms D'Addario, 35.
The matter will return to court for a five-day disputed facts hearing over those charges later this year.
Vosikata is expected to be sentenced for murder once those offences have been finalised.
He previously pleaded not guilty to all four charges against him in the ACT Magistrates Court and was committed to stand trial in February.
Few details of the events that surrounded the killing have been aired in court.
It's alleged Vosikata murdered Ms D'Addario before putting her body in the boot of the car and driving to the south coast.
Police allege he ran away when officers stopped the car near Bermagui, prompting a significant manhunt.
Vosikata was later extradited to face court in the ACT, where he was charged with Ms D'Addario's murder.
He has been behind bars since his arrest.
