An AFP commander was not sent to Mozambique until a coroner ordered it to "move heaven and earth" to find answers for Elly Warren's family earlier this year.
the Australian Federal Police did not send a senior official to Mozambique for almost seven years despite an early autopsy finding her death was a homicide.
The AFP has never formally opened an investigation into Warren's death, and her killer has never been found. He said when an Australian died overseas in suspicious circumstances, the AFP's "starting position is always that where the crime has been committed is where it should be investigated".Smith said the AFP sent Mozambique authorities emails and letters offering their assistance with the criminal investigation, but they did not respond."Without the full co-operation and support from law enforcement in the country, the role that we can play is very limited," he said.
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