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The New York City police are still looking for answers regarding the case of two Saudi sisters found welded together in the Hudson River a week ago.
Police found fully dressed bodies of Tala Farea, 16, and Rotan Ferea, 22, stranded in Manhattan on 24 October. The investigation revealed no signs of trauma that would indicate a fall from the bridge, police said.
According to the police, the sisters 'mother said that she received a call from the Saudi Embassy in Washington a day before the bodies were found, informing her that her daughters had received the l'. order to leave for the United States because they had asked for political asylum.
The mysterious death of the sisters comes at a time when US-Saudi relations are increasingly being watched after Washington's death on October 2nd. To post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, allegedly murdered and dismembered after entering Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman described the killing as "a heinous crime that can not be justified".
In the case of the death of the Ferea sisters, the police said that foul play was not excluded. The city's medical examiner is still working on the cause of death.
The sisters lived in Fairfax, Virginia, with their mother before disappearing in August. Tala had been missing from Fairfax since August 24 and was suspected of being accompanied by Rotan, police said. The police have been investigating their fate for two months. Detective Chief of New York Police Dermot Shea told reporters on Wednesday that detectives have gone to Virginia and interviewed relatives and relatives.
"I think we have made significant progress in restoring pieces of this puzzle to find out what happened," Shea said. "These interviews reveal somehow a piece of the puzzle behind the scenes, but there is still work to be done."
On Wednesday, the police published photos of the sisters and asked anyone with information to make themselves known.
The Saudi consulate issued a statement on Tuesday that the sisters were students accompanying their brother to Washington. The statement adds that the embassy has appointed a lawyer to follow the case closely.
"The Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Washington, DC has made contact with the family of the citizen and has provided support and help during this difficult time," the statement said.
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