'It may not be necessarily just somebody here in Australia, it may be somebody who knows somebody overseas, and that information is going to be invaluable.'
, there is a tool authorities haven't used yet that some say could be key to solving the case.
"Translating media releases into target languages to reach specific communities is just one of the strategies the NSW Police Force adopts based on the requirements of detectives investigating cases," a NSW Police spokesperson said in a statement to SBS News.Source:"That is something the NSWPF does often, again, based on the strategy that police are deploying at the time.
"It may not be necessarily just somebody here in Australia, it may be somebody who knows somebody overseas, and that information is going to be invaluable," she said. While Ms Abousamra was pleased that the police were now taking steps to reach Arabic-speaking communities, she said distributing the information only to media outlets feels "limiting" and "a little late".
"That's what the outcome would be for any information that is released, whether it be English or any other language, is that somebody out there remembers, has heard, has interacted with, has any kind of information where they can then report that back to the police to make police's job easier."
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