Family of murdered Australian girl Shanae Brooke Edwards asks for life imprisonment for murderer
Shanae Brooke Edwards went missing on July 30 afternoon after going hiking in Mtatsminda park in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi and was found dead on July 31. Photo: Shanae Brooke Edwards/Facebook.
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The family of Australian girl Shanae Brooke Edwards murdered in Tbilisi in late July, has released a statement urging the Georgian justice system to sentence Rafael Mursakulov, who stands accused of her murder, to life in prison.
Shanae Brooke Edwards’s family has thanked the Georgian government for offering financial assistance for her repatriation and the Georgian people ‘for the continuous attention, love and support during this difficult tragic period.’
We lost our beautiful girl incredibly tragically. She left many friends and family members disappointed and devastated. We are proud of all the successes that Shana has achieved in many countries during her short life,” the statement of Shanae Brooke Edwards’s family reads.
The family also commended the work of the police and investigators, noting that they ‘were soon able to find Shana and arrest the culprit.’
Our sorrow and grief are unbearable. Please, continue to respect our family and personal space,” the statement reads.
Shanae Brooke Edwards went missing on July 30 afternoon after going hiking in Mtatsminda park in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi and was found dead on July 31.
She was an English teacher who had been living in Georgia for about two years.
Rafael Mursakulov who is a citizen of Georgia was denied bail by a Tbilisi court on September 10 in case of the murder of Shanae Brooke Edwards.
Rafael Mursakulov, a Georgian citizen who has been detained for the murder of Australian national Shanae Brooke Edwards in Tbilisi in late July, has been denied bail by a Tbilisi court. Mursakulov made no statements at the court; his lawyer says that he is exercising his right to silence.
Robbery has been named as the motive behind the murder of Australian teacher Shanae Brooke Edwards in Tbilisi in late July. The Georgian Chief Prosecutor’s Office stated earlier today that the suspect, Georgian citizen Rafel Mursakulov, has been charged with armed robbery and intentional homicide which is punishable by 16-20 years in prison or life imprisonment
Rafael Mursakulov, who has been arrested by Georgian police for the murder of Australian citizen Shanae Brooke Edwards in central Tbilisi late July, denies the allegations against him, his lawyer has told journalists. The lawyer says that the detainee had no acquaintance with Brooke Edwards and that he uses the right to silence. Mursakulov, who is a citizen of Georgia living in Tbilisi, was arrested yesterday and he will be officially charged later today.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia has launched an investigation into the death of Australian citizen Shanae Brooke Edwards as intentional homicide.
Shanae Brooke Edwards, an Australian citizen, who had been missing since Friday afternoon after going hiking in Mtatsminda park in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, was found dead. Her friends wrote in Facebook late last night that ‘there was last a disturbing call from her while she was being attacked and screaming for help’.
Rafael Mursakulov, a man charged for the murder of Australian citizen Shanae Brooke Edwards last year in Tbilisi, was found guilty and sentenced to 20 years in prison by Tbilisi City Court on Wednesday.