The Saudi consulate in Sydney announced that it has “requested the competent authorities of Australia to inform it of the cause of death of two Saudi women at their residence in Sydney”, explaining that it “has received a report from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs”. affairs and commerce, announcing the death of two Saudi women in their home.” circumstances of the accident, and asked them to provide them with the results of the investigation into the causes of their death as soon as possible.”

The consulate confirmed in a statement that it will “continue to follow up on this matter with the relevant Australian authorities.” According to Daily Mail Australia, the two sisters fled Saudi Arabia without their families in 2017, when they were 18 and 19, as the NSW police are now working to track down their relatives. The two young women worked for five years in the Refugee Service, which helps foreigners escape persecution and obtain asylum.