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Brisbane police seek public's help to find killer of young French woman | Brisbane police seek public's help to find killer of young French woman |
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Police are appealing for assistance in the search for the killer of a 21-year-old French woman, whose body was found in a Brisbane park on Friday. | Police are appealing for assistance in the search for the killer of a 21-year-old French woman, whose body was found in a Brisbane park on Friday. |
Sophie Collombet had been studying at Griffith university since arriving in February last year. | Sophie Collombet had been studying at Griffith university since arriving in February last year. |
She is the fourth young foreign national to be murdered in Brisbane since November, although the cases are not believed to be connected. | She is the fourth young foreign national to be murdered in Brisbane since November, although the cases are not believed to be connected. |
Collombet was found naked in a rotunda at Kurilpa Park, with no possessions except for some jewellery. Her clothes and bag have yet to be found, and police divers are searching the nearby river. | Collombet was found naked in a rotunda at Kurilpa Park, with no possessions except for some jewellery. Her clothes and bag have yet to be found, and police divers are searching the nearby river. |
Police described the attack as “brutal”, and said the cause of death was “brain injury by blunt trauma”. | Police described the attack as “brutal”, and said the cause of death was “brain injury by blunt trauma”. |
Collombet’s boyfriend helped police identify her when he saw pictures of the jewellery online, News Corp reports. | Collombet’s boyfriend helped police identify her when he saw pictures of the jewellery online, News Corp reports. |
Queensland police said on Tuesday they have no suspects but are speaking to a number of people and reviewing CCTV footage from the area. | Queensland police said on Tuesday they have no suspects but are speaking to a number of people and reviewing CCTV footage from the area. |
Collombet’s flatmates also came forward to police after not seeing her for several days and assisted with enquiries. | Collombet’s flatmates also came forward to police after not seeing her for several days and assisted with enquiries. |
Collombet’s family in France have been notified and are liaising with the French consulate in Brisbane. | Collombet’s family in France have been notified and are liaising with the French consulate in Brisbane. |
“I think at this stage they’re just in shock,” Detective Inspector Rod Kemp told media. | “I think at this stage they’re just in shock,” Detective Inspector Rod Kemp told media. |
“For someone to be brutally attacked in this manner is just disgraceful. This is a safe society, I believe, but ... this is the third international student and of course it’s a concern to us.” | “For someone to be brutally attacked in this manner is just disgraceful. This is a safe society, I believe, but ... this is the third international student and of course it’s a concern to us.” |
A 27-year-old Singaporean student, Meena Narayanan, was killed in an Upper Mt Gravatt motel room last week and a 19-year-old man was charged with the murder of Korean student, Eunji Ban, 22, last November. | |
Min Tae Kim, a 28-year-old Korean working in Brisbane, was murdered in December. | Min Tae Kim, a 28-year-old Korean working in Brisbane, was murdered in December. |
Queensland police told Guardian Australia there was no link between the four deaths and that arrests have been made in the three previous cases and charges laid. | Queensland police told Guardian Australia there was no link between the four deaths and that arrests have been made in the three previous cases and charges laid. |
The Queensland Premier, Campbell Newman, said he was “sad and troubled” by this latest case, but that he believed Brisbane was safe for students and safe for residents . | The Queensland Premier, Campbell Newman, said he was “sad and troubled” by this latest case, but that he believed Brisbane was safe for students and safe for residents . |
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