Updates on Elly’s investigation will be updated below in the summary of

circumstances. For further detailes and blogs look at search for the truth and other

headings on this website.

Note;- If on a Mobile phone click top right, three lines to open up all headings.

latest update letters from Jodie Belyea Pm and Australian attorney general The HOn

Mark Dreyfus KC Mp. these letters are very disappointing and proves they just don’t

care. ( See website Correspondence letter dates 4/03/25 Attorney general, 17/03/25 Jodie

Belyea mp letter and my reply letter on the 24/03/25).

current Summary of Circumstances ongoing

I have posted this on Facebook below 7/02/25 as it concerns the Families with the Laos tragedy and it’s all Deja vu with my daughters case. In fact I have just recently contacted Jodie Belyea MP who has sent a letter to our Attorney general asking after 8 years to send the official Mutual Assistance Request (MAR) for the Mozambique case file as the MAR has different powers with the Exchange of Evidence is one of these powers assistance is another.

I can now confirm that the Australian Federal Police (AFP) have not initially sent the Official Mutual assistance request (MAR) when asking the Laos government to offer their assistance. This is not surprising with my past experience with the AFP. The AFP and Australian Government are aware of the official (MAR) process to offer our assistance, which is the only official method other countries will take seriously.

You see I have an official classified letter dated 19/06/2023 to the coroner from the Deputy Mozambique Attorney general stating they will ONLY except the Official MAR. This is how much the Moz/Gov respected this official process. The Mozambique Deputy Attorney general also informs the AFP in person at a meeting in Maputo that their police continue to treat Elly Warren’s death as a Homicide in May 2023.

Our Attorney General is keeping out of it as know one has asked him about the official protocols for sending an official request to another country for the AFP to offer our assistance.

Now you may say this is what Moz/Gov wanted and this is the Laos Government however what everyone is not aware of is the MAR was implemented for this reason only so ALL countries around the world can use this official MAR to offer assistance.

The question here which needs to be asked of the AFP and our Attorney General is has Australia asked the Laos Government officially by sending the MAR and if not why not? Are they pulling the wool over everyone's eyes by not asking in this Official manner. The AFP and AG both realize it is the only official way to ask another country for assistance but does our Deputy PM or PM realize this!! look up the MAR ACT 1987 and its all there.

Now I also have an official letter from the AFP acknowledging the Mozambique Deputy Attorney general as only excepting the official MAR between the two countries.

You see everyone knows the Laos police are suspect to say the least and obviously the AFP are fully aware of this as they were with the MOZ/Police. So you need to look at it from the AFP's point of view do they really want to become involved in an investigation with the Laos police knowing how suspect they are. No way they do. This could create all sorts of diplomatic issues. The AFP are fully aware any offer of assistance any less than the official MAR will be rejected by any other overseas government!!!

This makes the AFP and Australian Gov look like they are doing something and supporting the families when in fact they are not as they don't want to get involved with a suspect police force!!!

The Australian government needs to keep up appearances and engagements with the Australian people with an election coming up!!

Paul Warren

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people are asking me about the mutual asistance request compared to a police to

police offer for assistance, below i do my best to try and explain this:-

I feel I need to clear this up to the best of my “Knowledge”. A police to police request is a much lesser formal offer and in most cases is rejected easily by the country in question as it is only a police request and that is all the AFP has sent to the Laos police, a police to police offer to Laos’s Superintendent, Commissioner or equivalent.

However the MAR is completely different this is an OFFICIAL request from our Attorney general (AG) to the other countries AG. Now the AG has complete power over the courts and police so their decision is the one that the police must follow. If the AG in Laos instructs his police to work with the AFP on the investigation they have to adhere to his orders as the AG is in charge of all police. This also applies in Australia and other countries. It’s like he is the 5 Star General. The MAR holds a lot more weight as its GOV TO GOV and if the Laos government rejects this formal offer then we really know where we stand and our government maybe able to apply sanctions and stop the “Abundance” of AID (MONEY) that the Australian tax payers pay to the Laos government ever year. Its in the millions.

Now our Government dose not want to be put in this position so they prefer that people are not aware of all these options or how it all works!!!

You see with an election coming up they will not want to upset Diplomatic relations with another country!

With Elly’s investigation the AFP/SLO was allow to enter Mozambique twice on behalf of the Victorian Coroner as the AFP were “Meant” to be supporting the coroner with the coronial investigation. It must be noted the Mozambique authorities excepted the offer from the Victorian coroner and the AFP were on the ground in Mozambique investigating for the coroner attending meetings and asking questions with notes taken entered in the AFP action sheet with the attending crime scene doctor and Mozambique Inspector in charge of the investigation in 2016. NB: This was not a police to police joint operation more a fact finding mission for the coroner each time.

The AFP had said they had offered to assistance in Elly’s case and it was rejected this was in evidence given at the inquest by commander Smith of the AFP even though he was not involved until 2022. What’s interesting is the family was never shown these requests or told about any verbal or written requests sent as the family was always kept in the dark when it comes to the AFP.

You maybe told verbally about a request which has been sent by the Melbourne AFP/SLO assigned to the family and you take there word for it. We were never shown anything to prove a request was actually sent in 2016/17. The AFP will not give out much information only what they need you to know. I was very surprised to know about and obtain the AFP Action Sheet (AS) which documents the chronological turn of events of the AFP from 2016 to 2018. It was only in 2021 when Coroner Bracken found out about the AS and he told the AFP to give it to all interested parties, otherwise after 5 years the court and family were never going to know about or see this “AFP- Action Sheet”!!!

The only official request was ordered by Mr Bracken the coroner asking the AFP at a hearing in February 2021 to send the official request. “Five years after our daughter’s death”!!! The AFP were never going to put in a official request in on their own!! The Coroner had to ask the AFP to do this but the family found out later it was not the official MAR sent only a letter. I ask the coroner could I see the request sent as they were never going to give it to the family if I had not asked. I was on to the AFP and fully aware at this time how the AFP operates and NO way did I “trust them”. As it turned out the family was shocked it was not an official MAR only a personal letter sent!!!! Now the family would not have found this out if I did not ask the coroner for a copy of the request the AFP sent!!! We were so “shocked and so upset” it was not the official MAR!!!

This is why you need to question everything when it comes to the AFP and ask to see

everything and every request sent for proof !! Be very carful of what the AFP tells

you and ask to have everything they do verified.

Its what the AFP do not tell you about which is the biggest worry!!!

In Elly’s case the Mozambique AG has officially told our Government, AFP and Coroners

court that they will “only except” an official MAR. Our AG has just never sent it!!!

Now you may be thinking the AFP is our policing authorities for crime overseas if we

can’t trust them who can we trust. well the answer to this is “no one”. The facts on this

website proves this with out question as I have all the supporting facts to prove

everything I state on this website. only some of these supporting facts are on here as i

can’t place all these facts on this site. However the supporting facts is 164 pages and

I have been informed professionally that this factual evidence “burden of proof” can

be submitted to court as the truth of facts. this is why i have asked the Australian

Government for a full Investigation into Elly’s death. No reply to date 09/03/25.

therefore you are really on “your own” to investigate to try and seek the answers.

In most cases you will find the AFP and Gov are all talk and no action “especially” if

they are dealing with a suspect police Authorty from another country!!

Also To the families “dismay” this later applied to the Victorian coroner’s court as the

facts prove they also come into question. There is no question with the factual

evidence that the court attempted to protected their team at the Victorian instuitute

of forensic medicine. ( See correspondence on this website letters to the coroner ) ;-

Peer review and to ask the coroner to reconsider the Radiologist Dr O’Donnell as a

vital witness under the cirumstances of our daughter’s death.

Part of an AFP Statement after Elly’s inquest 2024 below:-

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The AFP made numerous offers of assistance to Mozambique authorities and liaised closely through police-to-police channels following the death of Elly Warren in November 2016. The AFP’s investigative actions in Australia and via our International Network in this matter were carried out in “support of the Victorian State Coroner”.

“A Mutual Assistance Request can be made by the AFP in criminal matters in a foreign country”. The AFP will consider the circumstances of the criminal matter, including the nature of the incident, the location and the AFP’s relationship with local law enforcement authorities. In relation to Elly Warren’s death, the AFP offered significant levels of support to Mozambique authorities investigating, including on-site meetings with authorities and regular communication.

If it was the Australian prime minister’s child or the AFP

commissioner’s child do you think the AFP would of

considered the Circumstances in the above statement to send

the official Mutual assistance request. the evidence of murder

is compelling as the facts prove!!!

The family had only been informed by the AFP in 2016/17, That The investigation is the

jurisdiction of the Mozambique police!!! However we were never informed of any

options with a Mutual assistence request (MAR)!!! the AFP with evidence given at the

inquest confirmed that the family was not informed about a MAR because the AFP did

not consider it a crime but they had the Mozambque Autopsy report stating it is a

violent death Homicide and the clear crime scene photo was given to the AFP by DFAT

clearly showing a ripped apart top, Half naked body laying face down on a firm sandy

surface. Along with “other vital evidence” in 2016!! ALL confirmed as fact in evidence

given At the inquest. ( all evidence is confirmed in inquest transcript)

later on, 10th April 2017 the AFP were also given an official revised SERNIC Mozambque

police report from DFAT stating the case was being treated a homicide with a case file

number 775/2016 of an Australian Elly rose Warren. This was only six months after our

daughter’s murder!! The AFP had and were fully aware of all this evidence yet they

still did not classify this as a crime!!! ( All confifmed as fact in my Blog, “My inquest

oral submissions to the state coroner Mr Cain on the 11th december 2023”).

the facts prove the AFP were given the “clear version” of the crime scene photo by DFAT

on the 25th November 2016. The AFP did not enter the “clear version” of the crime scene

photo into evidence at all, why not?!! it was not given to the Coroner in 2016 by the

AFP!!! why Not?!! there was no report on this “vital evidence” to the coroner by the

AFP!!! WHY Not?!! The AFP as the controling overseas police Authority in control of all

crime evidence and is completly responsible for all Suspicious “vital crime scene

evidence with overseas matters”!! it states in the above AFP statement the AFP was;-

“in support of the Victorian state coroner”!! Therefore why did the AFP not give and

submit a full report on this “vital evidence” the Clear crime scene Photograph to the

victorian coroner in 2016/18?!!! This clear photo of Elly’s half naked body with her

top ripped apart “totally destroyed” is as critical evidence as you can have!!!

the concrete facts comprehensively prove the AFP has “ghosted” this critical evidence

from the coroner in 2016/18. you have to ask the question WHY?!!! I am very confident

the “motive” is the AFP did not want the evidence to prove it was a “crime” requiring the

AFP to take further action!! ( See supporting evidence in correspondence on this

website, letter 16/06/2023.)

The AFP will not respond to my report i sent the AFP commissioner in MAY 2024

explaining all these facts. they are all fully aware of the “truth” as i have given these

facts to the Australian prime minister’s cabinet, the Australian Attorney general and

all relavent minister’s with my reports sent!! (all BLOGS on here)

What really suprised the family and my legal team was the coroner Mr Cain stating

what difference would it have made if the coroner knew about all this evidence in

2016!! Myself and my legal team knew where we stood as They all protect each other.

I was advised by my barrister during the inquest to take my case to a higher court.

(See Blog response to afp statement and also Blog, My oral submissions to the state

coroner 11 december 2023).

the Australian Attorney general (AG) and the Prime minister’s cabinet keeps passing it

over to the AFP to explain, informing the family its not their responsibility!!!

NB: It is also not DFAT’s responsibility to place this critical photographic evidence

which is the clear version into evidence and report on this vital evidence to the

Victorian coroner!! It is 100% the AFp’s Responsibility in support of the Victorian

coroner as stated in the AFP statement above!!!

There needs to be an inquiry/Investigation into the Integrity of the AFP and coroner’s

court as the facts comprehensively prove on this website. (See correspondence

Australian Attorney generals letters.) If this was your child would you be infuriated

with these above factual cirumstances!!

What these facts prove without question is the Australian authorities are just as

deceiving as the Mozambique authorties with the only difference being the Australian

authorities are very smart and cunning in attempting to cover up the factual evidence

to suit their needs! You see, how often does the AFP expose another countries

authorities “Never” as this would effect their communication channels around the

world with other police agencies! Therefore causing all sorts of diplomatic issues

because the evidence strongly supports the tampering of the crime scene by the

Mozambique police early morning of the 9th November 2016!!

(See Blog the deception of the Mozambquie police)

what hope does any Australian family have for Justice under these factual

circumstances!!!

I think the best advise I can give an Australian family facing the same circumstances

from overseas is, “TRUST NO ONE” and to hire a “private investigator to seek the true,

facts and answers” wasting “no time” whatsoever as the early days after are very

important for obtaining critical evidence. Tell “NO ONE” of your plans, Media, other

family, country involved and especially the Australian authorities!!

However Having said that, I have found the “media” used in the right way can be an asset.

The only person i could really trust was retired Melbourne homicide detective

Mr Charlie Bezzina. he has been helping me with Elly’s investigation and still is today

giving advice. Mr Bezzian will be able to inform you of your best options and the

recourses available.

I have updated my own investigation blog on the 1/02/2025.

Also in correspondence I have added - Summary table of letters and emails in systematic timeline

I have currently contacted Jodie Belyea MP and have had a meeting with her on the 22nd of January 2025 as I just keep hitting a brick wall being passed around from Government agency to another each time because they are all fully aware I have the “facts” as I have been fully transparent and nobody wants to take responsibility!!!

Prior recent updates 20/11/2024 & 04/12/2024

my email sent to the cabinet of the Australian prime minster dated the 20/11/2024.

this email is enter as a blog on this website under search for the truth.

The Cabinet of the Australian Prime Minsters reply to this email is the same reply they have sent three times for all my three reports and it passes the responsibility to the AFP each time. Surly the Australian Government are responsible for the deceitful behavior with the proven facts of any Australian agencies they employ and have jurisdiction over!!!

The Australian Attorney General Mr Dreyfus has also responded to this email sent on the 20/11/2024 and Mr Dreyfus has also passed the responsibility over to the AFP.

This is the Australian govenments and the Australian Attorney generals responsibility

and its in the Governments policies below:-

‘ The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is the principle Federal law enforcement agency of the Australian Government with the unique role investigating crime and protecting the national security of the Commonwealth of Australia. The AFP is an independent agency of the Attorney-general’s department and is responsible to the Attorney-general and accountable to the parliament of Australia’.

The AFP have not upheld their integrity and sworn duty to Elly's family and therefore

the Australian people. With the proven facts proving this to be the case this warrants

an investigation into the AFP’s handing of Elly's case to ensure the AFP uphold their

sworn duty for all future susphious deaths of Australians in foreign countries.

update 03/11/2024;-

I have been recently informed that the Mozambique authorities after reopening Elly’s investigation in 2021 has official closed Elly’s case due to insufficient evidence to convict anyone of our daughter’s murder. A Mozambique judge officially closed the case on the 8th October 2024.

The reopening of the murder investigation by the Mozambique authorities in 2021 resulted in questioning a number of suspects in 2022/23 however unfortunately this did not progress any further due to lack of evidence. This is highly disappointing for our daughter and family. Someone has murdered our lovely daughter Elly Rose and the likelihood of achieving justice in a foreign country is now further beyond the bounds of achieving Justice for our daughter.

The Australian Federal Police have a lot more to explain and answer for because in

2016/17 it was highly possible for the AFP to obtain DNA evidence in 2016. that was by

obtaining our daughters clothes she was wearing at the time of her death from the

maupto centeral hospital before they Incenerated her clothers. the hospital keeps the

clothes for some time for the relatives or authorities to collect. the Hospital was

fully aware Elly’s death was a homicide from their Autopsy report and she was a

foreigner from overseas.

The AFP/ Senior Liaison Officer (SLO) in South Africa traveled to Tofo in support of the Victorian coroner and obtained Elly’s clothes and belongings as it's in his AFP action sheet on Pg. 9. However the AFP/SLO did not obtain the clothes Elly was wearing at the time of her death!! The AFP/SLO should have been highly vigilant on the clothes Elly was wearing at the time of her death as the AFP were fully aware the Mozambique authorities were not capable of any DNA testing from clothing. The AFP/SLO had the full opportunity from being on the ground over there and did not chase up or ask for the clothes Elly was wearing by going to the Maputo Central Hospital in 2016 for her autopsy or soon after. DFAT’s SLO had accompanied the AFL/SLO as his translator to the meetings they both attended on the 18th November 2016 only 9 days after our daughter’s death with all relevant Mozambique officials in attendance In Inhambane. Along the way to Inhambane the SLO’s had to land first in Maputo where Elly’s Autopsy was conducted and her clothes she was wearing at the time of her death were kept at the central Maputo hospital.

NB: The AFP/SLO and DFAT’s SLO were in Maputo only two days after Elly’s Mozambique

autopsy on 16th November 2016 as the only plane “to and from” Inhambane airport

leaves from Maputo Airport!! Inhambane airport is only around a 30 minute drive to

Tofo where Elly was murdered. both SLO’s were fully aware elly had her autopsy in

Maputo centeral hospital on the 14th November 2016!!!

In the DFAT ‘s SLO’s statement she states they flew direct to Inhambane from Johannesburg however there is no direct flight you have to stop in Maputo first and change flights!!! (138/139 Pg. Inquest transcript.) When the AFP and DFAT’s SLO’s both arrived in Inhambane they had a meeting with the Chief Inspector and obtained permission in asking if they could go on and visit the crime scene in Tofo that day about a 20 minutes drive away from the chief inspectors office in Inhambane. The chief inspector granted them approval and arrangements were made to meet back up again on their return trip from Tofo to obtain some of Ms. Warren’s belongings (clothes) all with no fuss and complete cooperation from the Mozambique Inspector in charge of the investigation. A receipt was obtained and photos taken at time of collection of Ms. Warren’s possessions/clothes. However the AFP did not ask the Mozambique chief inspector about Elly’s clothes she was wearing at the time of death as this vital evidence and was never mentioned in the meetings by the AFP/SLO on the 18th November as it is not mentioned at all in his action sheet that they asked for these clothes Elly was wearing at the time of her death. The AFP were fully aware the Mozambique police were not capable of any DNA testing and that the clothes were of no use to the Mozambique police!!!

The AFP were asked the question recently why did they not obtain Elly’s clothes she was wearing at the time of her death and there answer in a verbal statement was they had requested these clothes however they were incinerated. The AFP had plenty of time to retrieve these clothes well before they were incinerated as the hospital keeps the clothes for the relatives. The Director states at the Main central hospital clothes are kept for the relatives to collect and if know one acquired them AFTER TIME they are then incinerated. The AFP are very CUNNING with there reply statement in not mentioning the full facts just what they want you to hear and know!! I have found over the years the AFP are very careful and are very experienced at wording their responses/statements to reporters questions only saying what they need to. However they do slip up at times and this is why they don’t say or give out much.

The Mozambique Prosecutor has stated to the AFP/SLO at the meeting on the 18th November 2016 that the chief Inspector accompanied Ms. Warren's body to Maputo for the Mozambique autopsy holding further weight to the Mozambique inspector having no interest whatsoever in the clothes my daughter was wearing at the time of her death because he did not retain the clothes at the hospital and place them into evidence. This proves the Mozambique police were obviously not interested in the clothes my daughter was wearing at the time of her death because they can’t test for any DNA on clothing.

The AFP has also not submitted the PROSECUTORS REPORT to the coroner as there is no Prosecutors report entered in the Coronial brief. However in the AFP summary of circumstances in the brief it clearly states the AFP obtained the post mortem and a prosecutors report. Therefore there is potential that this Mozambique prosecutors report will also clarify that a CRIME/ HOMICIDE was committed and perhaps this is why it has not been included as evidence in the Coronial Brief for the coroner’s consideration by the AFP.

I Reiterate The AFP should have shown more assertiveness in obtaining Elly’s clothes

she was wearing at the time of her death knowing how critical these clothes were. 

The AFP had plenty of time to obtain these clothes at the hospital in maputo

where Elly’s first autopsy was conducted on the 14th November 2016 five days after

our daughter’s death. the clothes are kept by the Hostpital for some time for relatives

or police to obtain as stated by the director of the central hospital in maputo where

our daughter’s first autopsy was conducted. the AFP were in maputo on the 16/17th

November 2016 two days after her first autopsy on the 14th november 2016!!!

Elly’s clothes she was wearing at the time of her death were only incinerated well

after my daughter’s death because no one came to pick up her clothes from the

hospital in Maputo. the Mozambique police did not want these clothes and did not

place these clothes into evidence. “As they don’t have the resources to test for DNA and

they still don’t today”!!

The Mozambique inspector was also clearly very supportive and helpful in 2016 as the

facts clearly indicate in the AFP action sheet. Handing over all of Elly’s other clothes

in her suitcases. I am sure everyone else is aware that Elly’s clothes she was wearing at

the time of her death was “critical evidence,” especially as the top was ripped apart and

her bather bottom’s/underwear were at her knees!!!

With the suspects the Mozambique authorities had in 2021/24, a positive match in DNA

with the clothing places them at the crime scene and Case solved thats how important

this evidence was!!! Skin cells from a hand grip ripping the top apart, a drop of sweat

and other bodily fluids etc. cold cases are solved today because of the advancement in

technology for extracting DNA from clothing which was available to us in 2016!!!

I have also recently sent three reports one to the AFP on the 27th May 2024 (My response to the AFP statement) with no reply to date. I have now sent a second report to the Prime Minster on the 23rd of August ( inconsistencies and discrepancies) with No reply. I sent an email to all government and relevant agencies including the media on the 10/09/2024 as I still had no reply asking for answers with issues the family has with the conduct of the AFP and coroner’s court with my daughter’s investigation. This email sent to all government agencies and media includes my third report which was sent to the Commonwealth Ombudsman on the 25th August with receipt reply on the 30th August stating they are taking my complaint up with the AFP to the next phase and asked me for all the relevant information I had with the matter. (All three reports are now blogs on this website)

I have had no response to my report sent to the AFP on the 27th May 2024 and its now

March 2025. I have asked the commissioner of the AFP several times by email for a

response. I have also asked for an inquiry investigation into the handling of Elly’s

investigation with no response from the Australian Government. The Australian

Government keeps referring the matter to the AFP. Well they employ the AFP and are

also responsible. I have just had a responce from the Australian Attorney general on

the 4th December 2024 and he to has referred it to the AFP surly It is the Attorney

generals responsibanly to ensure the integrity of the AFP and Coroner’s court.

A tip for reporters ask me first about any questions you would like to ask the AFP.

Note: I have been to the Attorney Generals (AG) office twice to ask for an appointment but I have been ignore and have sent numerous correspondence by email to the AG in the past but this is the very first time the AG has replied passing the responsible over to the AFP the same as the Australian Government. The recent email the AG has replied to on the 20/11/2024 is the first blog under search for the truth on this website. The official letter of reply from the AG and governments reply’s three times now is attached to the email blog passing the responsibility over to the AFP each time!!!. The AG did send a letter to the Mozambique authorities but this was very disappointing as it did not mention the Mutual assistance request. (The AG letters are in Correspondence on this website).

This strategy of these three contrasting reports entered here as blogs informs all three major relevant agencies and others of all the issues Elly’s family has past and present. This method covers all the angles which makes it very difficult for the AFP knowing that everyone else has these solid facts looking at it from different angles covering all the very important major issues. Therefore ensuring that every angle of every issue is covered with all the back up supporting facts Burden of Proof 164 pages truth of facts. It then becomes very difficult to defend these solid facts which everyone is now aware of.

The AFP may try the politicians response to try and deflate the issues but they know and now the government knows I have all the solid facts. Therefore they would not want to go down this track as it will open the can of worms even more. I think the only option the AFP really has is to apologize with no conditions applied to the family. However it still does not address changes to the present system, so that future families effected by these circumstances overseas are fully supported by the AFP and Australian government. This is why a full investigation or inquiry is now necessary by the Australian government to ensure Australian families are fully supported under these serious circumstances.

With the current saturation the one on going issue is with the Mutual Assistance Request (MAR). In the email to the government I have attached a letter to the Australian Foreign Minister to obtain clarification on sending the MAR now to the Mozambique Attorney General. Its a long story but the short version is the AFP are saying they can’t send the MAR until the Mozambique induction phase is completed and the securities are lifted on their casefile. My argument is we could have sent the MAR anytime as this induction phase and securities was only for exchange of evidence in their casefile (ONLY) as the MAR has different powers for exchange of evidence and the other power is for both counties to work together on the investigation. Therefore the MAR should have been sent in 2016 and can still be sent today to help the Mozambique police with the suspects they have as the Mozambique government has confirmed it was possible to have a joint operation with the AFP in the AFP submissions 2020.

However the AFP don’t want to send the MAR as it will set a president for other families with issues with third world countries which they just do not want to get involved with as most have suspect police authorities. You see most of the time the AFP does not need to become too involved as they can depend on the other countries authorities to do the job properly, but when it involves a third world country it becomes a completely different set of circumstances because their standards are poor and it becomes too hard for the AFP to deal with so they camouflage and deflate the evidence which creates doubt on what has really happened.

My second and third email/reports recently to the Prime Minister and Commonwealth Ombudsman I have now also attached these as blogs. This is in detail so its a lot of reading but it will give you a better updated understanding of what I have been really talking about. I have found when dealing with very important issues the more details and different angles you present the more solid your argument becomes and therefore harder to defend. In the families case its been long enough for the authorities to ACT and there comes a time when you need to expose all the facts which even generates far more power by informing everyone of all the true factual circumstances.

Earlier updates;-

In May 2023 the Mozambique assistant Attorney general informed the Australian Federal Police (AFP) that the Mozambique Authorities are still investigating Elly’s case as a homicide and they are looking at suspects.

In June 2023 the presiding Judge in Mozambique adjourned the court until a later date. We are still waiting for the judge to list a date for the next hearing. This was to evaluate all the evidence and wait for the conclusion of the inquest in Melbourne.

The Inquest was in August 2023 at the Victorian coroner’s court Melbourne Australia.

At present the Mozambique police do have suspects but not enough evidence to charge anyone.

We are presently waiting on the presiding Mozambique judge to list another hearing date for his decision to continue or not with the investigation to obtain further evidence which may lead to someone being charged for Elly’s murder.

Note: If you wish to contact me about anything I have found it best to contact me on Facebook Messenger.

I would also like to say that my blogs are all facts that I can support with supporting factual evidence and I am more than happy to take a polygraph in support as what I had stated on this site is the truth to the best of my knowledge.

Inquest, coroner’s court & witness slection.

It’s very disappointing with the strong proof of evidence in Elly's case that Mr Cain ( coroner) did not convincingly concur with the Mozambique police conclusion of Homicide in April 2017 with a Case file No- 775/2016 and confirmed again directly in person to the AFP in May 2023. I think nearly everyone here after looking at the proof and strength of factual evidence would have to agree it's beyond reasonable doubt that Elly was murdered.

Mr Cain’s decision I feel will not help the judge in Mozambique to decide whether to continue on with the investigation over there. Mr Cain's findings I feel has really LET DOWN the family when the family needed his support to obtain justice for Elly based on the strong strength of evidence the family and doctors have given in evidence at the inquest. It’s not as if there is not enough proof and strength of evidence here but it’s left to just one man’s way of thinking. Very disappointing!!!

(see Blog on this website, my report on coroner’s findings and draw your own

conclusion from all the factual evidence)

If the family were to appeal the coroner’s decision and take this to the Supreme Court of Australia I am confident they would evaluate the strong proof of relevant facts when evaluating the strength of evidence on its merits in a logical manner when determining beyond reasonable doubt the manner of our daughter’s death, Elly Rose Warren. In doing so it may even be possible for the Supreme court to establish and improve operating procedures based on the inadequate investigation process conducted by the AFP, Coroner’s court and doctor who supports the coroner’s court from their own (VIFM), taking in all the facts contained in the Elly Warren matter. This would definitely be in the best interest of all Australians to improve the lack of support by improving operating procedures and methods with the current process of poor support given to Australian families when faced with a suspicious death or any death of a loved one overseas. This is very important for future Australian families so that changes are made to the present system to ensure that the Australian Government and authorities support Australian families when faced with any such crisis overseas especially when it involves a third world country.

The family has already paid out a substantial amount of money for the ongoing investigations to obtain justice for our daughter Elly Rose Warren. To take our case to the supreme court would be very costly for the family and the lawyers for the AFP are indirectly paid by the Australia tax payer giving the AFP assess to an abundance of resources. Unfortunately the family had their backs against the wall before the inquest even commenced which the FACTS will uncover from the information contained in this website. This being the case Australian families who unfortunately face the same circumstances as Elly’s family are still on your own and will need to run their own investigation to obtain Justice for their loved one when faced with a crisis overseas especially in a third world country.

I would also like to mention that the facts here prove not only the Mozambique police

have been deceitful, but the Australian Federal Police and coroner’s court also come

into question! (See Blogs, the facts pertaining to the deception of the mozambquie

police and my three reports on the AFP and coroner’s court.

The coroner’s court can manipulate proceedings as they have the monopoly on the witnesses called for the inquest, and how the witnesses are cross-examined!! the coroner’s court did not want the radiologist Dr. O’Donnell who was a critical witness because they were protecting their VIFM pathologist from their team!! this was very obvious as We had to inform and explain to the court with correspondence how relevant and critical the radiologist was to the proceedings and cause of death!! you must understand its the coroner’s inquest not yours.

It must be noted in Mr Cain’s findings at No 39-40 there is no mention that the court did not want the Radiologist as a witness and we did. We needed to convince Mr Cain to change his mind with solid factual relevant evidence for the reasons why we require the Radiologist as a relevant witness, eventually changing Mr Cain’s mind. If i had known prior how the inquest proceedings really operated making it very difficult for the family, I would not have requested an inquest into my daughter’s death.

The radiologist evidence given at the inquest has confirmed for a FACT that the Melbourne Pathologist examination of my daughter’s body was Suboptimal, causing the long delay from the coroner’s court!!! We knew this from the radiology report already, but the evidence given from the radiologist at the inquest confirmed this without question. In correspondence on this website to the coroner’s court is the correspondence sent to Mr Cain to reconsider the radiologist as a witness.

Comment from his Honour as fact, from the court transcript below at the recent inquest :-

HIS HONOUR: YES. LET ME DEAL WITH DR.O'DONNELL IN THE FIRST INSTANCE. HE WAS AN INPUT INTO DR LYNCH'S

REPORT AND HE'S ONLY HERE BECAUSE YOUR CLIENT REQUESTED IT!!!

However the Melbourne pathologist had no idea about the “sand” and basically confess to this at the inquest, but the Radiologist had a very good understanding/knowledge about how the very high density readings of sand had effected the airways with both lungs “full” of sand which he had explained these facts fully to the court at the inquest. This Radiology scan was taken before the Melbourne pathologist Autopsy was completed on the 22nd November 2016 as The CT scan was performed just before the Melbourne Autopsy which generated the radiology scan and report as it was taken from the CT scan! Therefore why not have such a relevant “critical” witness which can explain the very high density/volume levels recorded of sand, and its effects on the cause of death!!! “The Radiogoloist stated at the inquest the density levels of some areas in the airways were equivalent to bone density with both lungs full with sand.”

Witness selection at the state coroner’s court also has affected other cases in the past as just before Elly’s inquest I was watching nine news and a lady was interviewed outside the coroner’s court and she was asked if she was happy with the findings.

her replied was:-

“I was not, as we were not allowed all the witnesses that we wanted”!!

My legal team and I also wanted three other relevant witnesses for Elly’s inquest which was on our witness list with “relevant reasons” why we required them. However the court gave us their list only two weeks before the inquest with several very important witnesses were not on the court’s list which we required. This then only gave us enough time to fight for Dr. O’ Donnell (Radiologist), for the court to Reconsider Dr. O’ Donnell as a witness as we were “all very shocked” he was not on the court’s original witness list!!! We were only successful just in time to have Dr. O’Donnell placed on the court’s witness list, as we only had a few days before the inquest to retain Dr. O’Donnell as we sent correspondence to Mr Cain with very strong relevant reasons why we required Dr. O’Donnell. (See correspondence on this website letter to Mr Cain to reconsider Dr. O’Donnell )

These witnesses were very important for us to be able to present our entire case to Mr

Cain at the inquest to prove my daughter’s manner and cause of death with the factual

relevant evidence that these witnesses were going to bring to the table. We were not

given this full opportunity as the coroner is in control of the inquest and has the

final say on witnesses called!!

I already knew Elly’s manner and cause of death before the inquest as I already knew the answers that she was murdered without question, and the facts with the evidence and witnesses we had proved this beyond reasonable doubt. It was more for the fact that it is recognized as a murder in Australia. My investigation with the facts in 2016/17 and my first trip to Mozambique in 2018 definitely confirmed without question to me my daughter was murdered and the Mozambique authorities were fully aware of this all along that this was the case as they informed me Elly was murdered (All Recorded from the Mozambique chief inspector) in October 2018 from my visit there. The coroner’s court here had all these facts but has to go through its process which takes far too long!!! The coroner’s court is “very protective” of the doctor’s at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine (“VIFM”)!! which is a very strong “Conflict Of Interest” for all cases conducted at the state coroner’s court. Also changing the coroner’s mid stream did not help at all, it was like we were starting all over again!!! From Coroner Bracken to coroner Cain 2021/22.

Mr Cain states there are gaps in the evidence, well one big “wide gap” was the “Suboptimal Examination” by the Melbourne pathologist as he states he found “NO” sand whatsoever (This statement from the M/Pathologist is all recorded with consent as solid facts). Therefore the Melbourne pathologist suboptimal autopsy and report in not identifying the very high bone density masses of sand with both lungs full with sand became irrelevant for him to give evidence at the inquest because he had no idea about the sand effecting the airways which the Radiologist’s report proved in 2019. This is supported by evidence given at the inquest by the radiogoloist in stating; “both lung trees were full with sand with very high density in the upper and lower airways equivalent to bone density levels,” as recorded as facts in his radiology report just before the Melbourne autopsy was performed!! The Mozambique and South African autopsies concur they found an abundance of “packed” sand in the airways which was “chockablock”. If both lung trees are full with sand this has to be the cause of death in November 2016 does it not!!! The Melbourne pathologist had both these autopsy reports from Mozambique and South Africa indicating the sand was a “critical issue” at the time!! This is why my legal team and I did not have the Melbourne pathologist on our witness list for the inquest because he had no idea about the sand whatsoever!!

how can there be “no mention whatsoever” in the Melbourne pathologist autopsy

report that both lung trees were “full with sand” with “very high density

levels of sand” found all the way down the airways as proven by the radiology

imagery!!!Also the facts prove vital “trace evidence was missed” in melbourne by the

pathologist at the autopsy!!! “a ladies sanitary item” which should have been

forensically analysed given the suspicious circumstances of our daughter’s death!!

However “seven years” later we now have the official cause of death by Mr Cain!!

( Aspirating a large volume of sand, as the cause of death which is Dr Klepp’s finding

and what dr Klepp had always informed the coroner of back in 2016!! However the

manner of death with all the factual evidence given at the inquest is still in question

with Mr cains findings!!!

I also already knew these facts in 2019 and so did the coroner’s court when the radiology report was completed. The coroner’s court were very “cunning” at this point in time “ONLY” asking the Melbourne Pathologist for an extra supplementary report on the radiology report in 2019 and not the radiologist to quantify the sand density levels in HIS OWN REPORT, protecting the Melbourne Pathologist because the Melbourne Pathologist states in his extra supplementary report in 2019 that: “ it was IMPOSSIBLE to quantify the sand” in the radiology report!!! He did not detect this sand in “his autopsy or record it in his autopsy report”!! How is this possible from a highly qualified Pathologist from the (VIFM)?!! Also missing vital forensic trace evidence which should have been DNA tested under the circumstances!!!

I reiterate the Radiologist explained and confirmed the high sand density volumes/

levels in the airways at higher than bone levels in evidence given at the inquest in

August 2023!!!Also stating for a fact that both lungs are full of sand as shown in the

radiology imagery!!!

Matual assistance request;-

There were only two aspects which I did learn from the inquest which I was not aware of. This was that the AFP can review the Mutual Assistance Request (MAR) if the authorities investigating the case confirm it is a “crime”. This is very important as a MAR sent and approved by the country in question “allows” the AFP to help with investigating the case in that country on the ground and with forensic analyst of trace evidence. This becomes vital when the country in question has not these recourses and we do for technical forensic testing of all elements of trace evidence. The second and surprisingly was the “high” standards of Qualifications of the South African pathologist Dr Klepp. Everything else mentioned at the inquest I already knew the answers to very early on with my investigation in which the court was fully informed about all the relevant factual evidence I had obtained.

What’s very interesting is the AFP and government officials in the past have been

telling everyone and reporters that the AFP can’t get involved with another

countries investigation. This is “not true” and they say this so you won’t investigate

this further basically shutting it down. This is what Elly’s family was told also from

get go.

The Mutual assistance request is a tool that can be used by our authorities to help with any investigation in another country anywhere around the world. ( This is why the MAR was implemented in the first instance). The AFP need to inform the Australian Attorney general to sent the MAR to the country in question offering our assistance and resources to help with the investigation. The country then needs to approve the MAR sent by our Attorney general for the AFP to then be able to assist the country in question with the investigation overseas. The truth of the matter is the AFP don’t want to get involved as it’s too difficult dealing with another countries authorities especially if it’s a third world countries suspect police authorities , that and the case in question may turn into a diplomatic issue!! Some countries authorities are capable of a proper murder investigation we only need to look at the murder recently of the two Australian brothers and American murdered in Mexico they did a fantastic job apprehending the people responsible which may of had the assistance of the FBI phone tracking. However there are countries around the world which do require assistance which do not have the recourses to conduct a proper murder investigation and Mozambique in this case is one of these countries.

With regards to the AFP’s integrity, all the supported facts of their deception and

incompetency are fully exposed in my blogs on this website;- (AFP statement and my

response) and (My Own investigation blog)(reports to the Australian prime minister)

To view a critical piece of evidence the ripped apart T- Shirt, crime scene re-

enactment, see (Mozambique deception blog at the bottom of this Blog)

What these facts prove is you can’t trust ANYONE in authority!!! Having said that DFAT case officers at the time sent the family some very important factual case information as we had no idea about Mozambique or any facts about what happened in the days after Elly’s death. DFAT told us what they “could” but not all the facts for example, they gave the family the blurred photo of our daughter’s body at the crime scene but not the clear photograph in 2016 clearing showing the ripped apart top and other critical evidence in the clear photo!! DFAT were also “excellent” in helping and supporting the family when I went over to South Africa to bring Elly’s body home. What I found interesting was DFAT and the AFP did not always see eye to eye as the AFP wanted control over what information was released to the family!

All I can say is if you are faced with similar circumstances contact Mr Charlie Bezzina for advice as he and my legal team were the only ones I could really trust. Mr Bezzina has been helping me for over 5 years and is very experienced and up to date with all the facts and issues, understanding the struggle facing families with similar circumstances from overseas. If you want to talk with me about your case I am also willing to help with similar cases.

I have reported the deceitful behavior by the Australian Authorities questioning their integrity to IBAC and the Commonwealth Ombudsman, to protect and ensure other Australian families do not face the same deceitful circumstances as Elly’s family.

With my Update from IBAC I would be “very careful” with IBAC as they also come into question also passing on the responsibility like everyone else when it dose state they do investigate the AFP (Too Hard basket or they just don’t want to Investigate the AFP with the burden of proof facts I have sent IBAC.) !!! The Commonwealth Ombudsman (C/O) is still looking into the matter however their ongoing updated Correspondence is very poor. I will be contacting the C/O in the new year 2025 for an update on their investigation into the matter.

Paul Warren
(Elly’s Father)

ELLY WARREN initial Summary of cirumstances taken from the Wikipedia page.

Elly Warren was an Australian woman who was murdered near Tofo Beach, Inhambane province, in southeastern Mozambique in 2016. Elly was born and raised in Mordialloc in Melbourne, Australia. Elly attended Parkdale Secondary College. Upon her return from Mozambique, Elly had planned to attend James Cook University to study marine biology.

Elly was in Mozambique on a six-week trip where she was volunteering her time and working alongside scientists for Africa Underwater, a research company. She was traveling by herself in Africa. During her time in Mozambique, Elly stayed in a bungalow that was a part of Casa Barry, a popular diving resort, at Tofo Beach. For six weeks, Elly took a boat out to the reefs off the coast of Mozambique with Marine biologists.

On Tuesday, November 8, Elly may have checked in at the Wuyani Pari Yango, where she left some of her belongings. One report, however, indicated that she never checked into the Wuyani Pari Yango according to the manager of the hostel. On a Tuesday night, the end of the six week program with Africa Underwater, Elly went out with some friends to celebrate the end of the program. On Wednesday morning, Elly's body was discovered by a fisherman in or near a toilet block near a street market in Tofo.

Investigation

After her death, there were inconsistent reports as to the cause of and manner of her death. Initially, Inhambane police spokesman Detective Juma Dauto said: "It looks like a sudden death" and "we are in doubt as to what could have happened." He went on: "She didn't have a scratch, didn't have a bruise on her indicating there was no violence or rape. I guarantee it. I have total confidence she was not raped. The community here is shocked, this has never happened. Everybody wants to know what happened." Right after her death, Melbourne newspaper The Age reported: “Australian government information — from the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Australian high commission in South Africa — suggests she was found on the beach, raped and murdered.”

Six months after her death, the first formal police report in the case handed indicated that Warren died of a drug overdose even though there was no forensic evidence of drugs in her system.

Her mother launched a petition on Change.org asking Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison for help in the investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death. The petition read in part: “We ask Scott Morrison as Prime Minister of Australia to intervene in this case to put pressure on the Mozambique government to allow Australia to provide an investigation team to work with the Mozambique police to solve Elly’s murder and give her some justice.” After two weeks, the petition grew to more than thirty-six thousand signatures.

Bill Shorten, the then federal Leader of the Opposition called for diplomatic action from the Australian government as it related to Warren's death.

Private investigation in 2018

In 2018, Elly's father traveled to Mozambique with a team from 60 Minutes Australia. He was able to trace her last steps, left a notice requesting information and within 24 hours, he was shown a photo of Elly definitely murdered and most probably sexually assaulted. Two witnesses said they saw her later put into a position of a Muslim bowing in prayer. The father accepted the theory that this was done by the investigating police officers in an attempt to cover up the incident and claim that she died from a drug overdose.

Note:- Change.org

Change.org have not really completed any petition for the family. We are not even sure if the petition was sent to the government. This donated money is going to Change.org not the family as we have know idea where the money has gone. We don’t have any trace of how much money has been donated and what it has been used for.

(Paul Warren)

Click here to view the Wikipedia page this information was sourced from.

Photos of Tofo Mozambique