Australian Woman Murdered In Tbilisi

 

CREDIT: getindianews.com

Missing Australian woman Shanae Edwards, (also known as Shanae Brooke), was found dead in Eastern Europe and now, may have been murdered.

She had been missing since July 30th, after going on a hiking trip in Mtatsminda park in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi.

The next day her body was found and a criminal investigation was proceeded into by Georgia's Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Local police already have a compiled images of what the suspect may look like. 

Shanae had been in Georgia for around two years.

After she went missing, friends and co-workers pulled together all the information they could and proceeded to create a search party.

A public document about the search read," At 3:35pm she left home and was seen on CCTV wearing her black hiking outfit and carrying a green bag. Her hair was tied up."

"Then she was seen across the Church of Mikhail of Tver, a popular hiking starting point. We don't know the exact time of that, but it takes about 15min from her home to walk there."

"She is a pro hiker and hikes in different directions, so she likely started her hike from that church." 

"At 4:32pm a friend who is in California received a call from her while she was being attacked and screamed for help. She was heard saying 'please let me go, ok...just let me go.'"

A spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is providing support and assistance to Shanae's family.

"The Australian Government offers its deepest condolences to the family of an Australian woman whose death is being investigated by authorities in Tbilisi, Georgia."

"An officer from the Australian Embassy in Turkey (accredited to Georgia) have travelled to Tbilisi to liaise with Georgian authorities."

"DFAT [Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade] is providing consular assistance to the woman's family."

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