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| British backpacker found dead in Sydney is named as Amelia Blake | British backpacker found dead in Sydney is named as Amelia Blake |
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| Police investigate possible murder-suicide involving 22-year-old who was discovered in an apartment near the body of man | Police investigate possible murder-suicide involving 22-year-old who was discovered in an apartment near the body of man |
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| Thu 18 Jan 2018 06.47 GMT | Thu 18 Jan 2018 06.47 GMT |
| Last modified on Thu 18 Jan 2018 07.12 GMT | |
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| A British woman and a Nepalese man found dead in an inner Sydney apartment in a suspected murder-suicide have been named. | A British woman and a Nepalese man found dead in an inner Sydney apartment in a suspected murder-suicide have been named. |
| The bodies of Amelia Blake, 22, and Brazil Gurung, who is believed to have been her boyfriend and was in his 30s, were discovered at a flat in King Street, Newtown, on Friday afternoon after concerns were raised for the pair’s welfare. | The bodies of Amelia Blake, 22, and Brazil Gurung, who is believed to have been her boyfriend and was in his 30s, were discovered at a flat in King Street, Newtown, on Friday afternoon after concerns were raised for the pair’s welfare. |
| Blake had been in Australia for eight months. She spent most of her time in Australia working on a farm in Victoria and had planned to head to Tasmania after a trip to Vietnam, News Corp Australia reported. | |
| The bodies were discovered by the flat’s landlord, who had come to pick up his mail. | The bodies were discovered by the flat’s landlord, who had come to pick up his mail. |
| Friends in the UK have written on social media after learning of Blake’s death. | Friends in the UK have written on social media after learning of Blake’s death. |
| “We couldn’t believe the news ... absolutely devastating and just can’t get our head around it,” Ellie Mackness wrote on Facebook on Thursday. “She was the most incredible girl.” | “We couldn’t believe the news ... absolutely devastating and just can’t get our head around it,” Ellie Mackness wrote on Facebook on Thursday. “She was the most incredible girl.” |
| Rhys James Collington said he and Blake had been best friends since they were four years old. | Rhys James Collington said he and Blake had been best friends since they were four years old. |
| “This has broken my heart into a million pieces ... it’s almost unimaginable that I’ll never see you again, my dear friend,” he wrote on Facebook. | “This has broken my heart into a million pieces ... it’s almost unimaginable that I’ll never see you again, my dear friend,” he wrote on Facebook. |
| Gurung was employed at the Fogo Brazilia Churrasco restaurant as a chef for two years. The owner of the restaurant, Ian Dresner, told the ABC that staff were in shock after hearing the news about their former colleague. | Gurung was employed at the Fogo Brazilia Churrasco restaurant as a chef for two years. The owner of the restaurant, Ian Dresner, told the ABC that staff were in shock after hearing the news about their former colleague. |
| Dresner described Gurung as a “model employee” who “worked hard, worked long hours” and was polite. | Dresner described Gurung as a “model employee” who “worked hard, worked long hours” and was polite. |
| New South Wales police said postmortem examinations were conducted on the two bodies and would form part of the brief to the coroner. | New South Wales police said postmortem examinations were conducted on the two bodies and would form part of the brief to the coroner. |
| Detectives have asked anyone with information to come forward. | Detectives have asked anyone with information to come forward. |
| The UK’s foreign office confirmed it was providing support to Blake’s family. | |
| “Our staff are in contact with the New South Wales police,” a spokesman said. | |
| A strikeforce was established to investigate the circumstances of their deaths with a murder-suicide a line of inquiry being investigated, a NSW police spokeswoman said on Sunday. | A strikeforce was established to investigate the circumstances of their deaths with a murder-suicide a line of inquiry being investigated, a NSW police spokeswoman said on Sunday. |
| Blake’s family are reportedly on their way to Sydney from England. | Blake’s family are reportedly on their way to Sydney from England. |
| • In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is on 13 11 14. In the UK Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123. In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-8255. Other international suicide helplines can be found at www.befrienders.org | • In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is on 13 11 14. In the UK Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123. In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-8255. Other international suicide helplines can be found at www.befrienders.org |
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