British backpacker found dead in Sydney flat in alleged murder-suicide
The best friends of a young British backpacker are in shock after she was found dead in an inner Sydney apartment in an alleged murder-suicide involving an older Nepalese man.
The bodies of 22-year-old Amelia Blake and another man in his 30s were discovered at a Newtown unit on Friday afternoon after concerns were raised for the pair's welfare.
Ms Blake had spent most of her time in Australia working on a farm in Victoria, and had plans to head to Tasmania, NewsCorp Australia reports.
"I’ve known her since I was four, she was my best friend, a beautiful kind soul who loved life," Rhys James Collington told Yahoo7.
"I’ll miss her everyday of my life."
Friends in the UK also wrote on social media after learning of Ms Blake's death.
"We couldn't believe the news ... absolutely devastating and just can't get our head around it. She was the most incredible girl," Ellie Mackness wrote on Facebook on Thursday.
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According to NewsCorp, Ms Blake was killed by the Nepalese man who she had just started dating.
The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) confirmed it was providing support to the family of Ms Blake.
"Our staff are in contact with the New South Wales police," the FCO spokesman said in a statement on Sunday.
A strike force was established to investigate the circumstances of their deaths with a murder-suicide line of inquiry being investigated, a NSW Police spokeswoman said on Sunday.
Post-mortems have been carried out on both the bodies, a police spokeswoman said on Thursday.
With AAP
