A photograph snapped by a Google Maps car has thrown fresh doubt into how two young Saudi sisters died, before their bodies were found decomposing.
Asra Abdallah Alsehli, 24, and Amaal, 23, were discovered dead in separate rooms of the apartment, with police so far baffled as to how they came by their deaths.
Police made the grisly discovery on June 7 during a welfare check at their home in Canterbury, New South Wales.
Since then there have been several theories posted as to how they died, with some claiming a faulty heater filled the room with deadly carbon monoxide.
A photo taken by Google Maps in May - after the sisters are said to have died but before they were found - showed a window in the kitchen slightly open, says Mail Online.
If the timestamp was correct it would dispel the carbon monoxide poison theory as the odourless gas would have been pumped out of the window.
Other theories which police are investigating include the possibility the pair planned their deaths after bottles of chemicals and other substances were discovered beside the siblings’ bodies.
They included a bottle of bleach, non-perishable food items and clothing.
The Guardian later reported New South Wales police are investigating whether one or both of the sisters may have feared being persecuted for their sexuality in their homeland.
The duo fled the Middle Eastern nation in 2017 for Australia, where they made claims for asylum.
Information showed the girls attended a female-only queer event in January where they told acquaintances gay women “live in fear” in Saudi Arabia.
New South Wales Police said the investigation is ongoing.
It was earlier reported the pair were behind in their rent payments by more than $5,100 (£2,900), which equates to more than 10 weeks of missed rent for their $480 (£275) unit.
The outstanding amount owed to the landlord was revealed in New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal records and the Daily Mail reported that the landlord took the matter to the courts.
A hearing date was set for May 13, but the sisters never appeared, and was held less than a month before their bodies were then found.
A woman who was at the queer event, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told the Guardian the sisters were “keeping to themselves” at the party and were reluctant to talk in detail about their home country.
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