The bodies of two sisters discovered inside their Canterbury apartment have been repatriated to Saudi Arabia, the country they fled from.
Asra Abdullah Alsehli, 24, and Amaal Abdullah Alsehli, 23, were found dead inside their Canterbury home on June 7, after police were called by their landlord after they fell behind on rent payments.
Now, over two months on, NSW Police have confirmed the two sister’s bodies have been taken back to Saudi Arabia. 24-year-old Asra Abdullah Alsehli and 23-year-old Amaal Abdullah Alsehli were found dead in Sydney last month. Picture: NSW Police The two young women, who were seeking asylum in Australia, had active permanent protection visas claims with the Australian Department of Home Affairs, theA source familiar with the applications told the newspaper one sister applied for the visa on the basis she was a lesbian and the other on the grounds she was an atheist.The apartment in Canterbury, Sydney where the bodies of 2 young female Saudi sisters were found. Picture: Newscorp- Daily Telegraph / Gaye Gerard.
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