The discovery died a month later

Saudi sisters Asra Abdullah Al-Sahli, 24, and Amal Abdullah Al-Sahli, 23, were found dead in their bed in their Sydney apartment on June 7.

It was the police who found the two sisters in the apartment when they were called and asked them to check if the women were okay.

Police estimate that the two girls died at the beginning of May. But despite numerous inquiries, the police do not know how and why the two sisters died.

– no protection

According to the newspaper Sydney Morning Herald The sisters were transferred from Saudi Arabia in 2017 to Australia and applied for asylum. However, the police do not want to confirm this, as they do not comment on private information about the status of asylum applications.

The police stated that they had been in contact with the family of the two sisters, who are helping to give information to the police.

Lena HathloulHead of Monitoring and Communications at the Saudi Human Rights Organization ALQST BBC It must be determined whether the women have fled Saudi Arabia because of domestic violence or the country’s repressive laws.

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However, it is not known why the sisters fled to Australia.

Furthermore, she says it “would not be the first case” of Saudi women being murdered abroad after escaping domestic violence.

– There is no protection for women victims of domestic violence in Saudi Arabia, so they had to flee abroad. I’m not saying that’s the case here, just that we need a thorough investigation. She told the BBC it was frustrating not to have any information.

Police puzzle

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, there have been many indications that something went wrong for a long period of time.

Last year, women reportedly told their building manager that they suspected someone had tampered with their food orders.

The plumber who visited the women’s apartment also thought there was “something mysterious” going on. He reported that the police had previously been called out of concern for the women.

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On Wednesday, police appealed to the public for information about the case.

The police said in a statement that any information could be key to resolving this case.

They also ask anyone who knows the women or has been in contact with them to contact them.