Georgia - Shanae Brooke Edwards, 31, Australian, murdered, Tbilisi, 31 July 2021

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Man charged over death of Aussie teacher Shanae Brooke Edwards killed while hiking in Georgia - Citi Gist
08-09-2021 19:10
''The person arrested on charges of murdering Australian citizen Shanae Brooke in Tbilisi is 33-year-old Rafael Mursakulov.

According to Kurieri, the detainee pleads guilty. He lived near the victim, on Gogebashvili Street. The alleged motive for the murder was robbery - Mursakulov was going to seize Brooke’s iPhone 12, but he could not achieve the goal, because the girl threw the phone in a ravine.

The accused cut his hand with a knife and left traces of his blood at the crime scene, as a result of which, the genetic examination established the detainee’s identity.''

 

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On 9 March 2022 Rafael Mursakulov was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the murder of Shanae Brooke Edwards.

Accused in Murder of Australian Shanae Brooke Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

Rafael Mursakulov has been found guilty of the murder of Australian citizen Shanae Brooke Edwards. Tbilisi City Court Judge Zviad

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