澳大利亚墨尔本华人聚居区母女身亡：地产中介母亲与5岁女儿倒在Box Hill公寓楼下，警方称不寻找其他涉案人
墨尔本——澳大利亚维多利亚州警方正在调查墨尔本东区华人聚居区Box Hill发生的一起母女身亡事件。10月22日（周四）傍晚约6时20分前，急救人员接报赶到Box Hill的Prospect Street一栋名为Promenade的高层公寓外，先后发现一名失去反应的女子和一名同样失去反应的女童；两人经现场抢救无效，当场身亡。
维多利亚州警方发言人证实，死者为一名38岁女子和她5岁的女儿，两人住在约十分钟车程外的Blackburn South，并非该公寓的住户。警方表示，调查仍处初期，死因尚未公布；发言人说：「现阶段，警方不寻找与这起事件有关的其他人。」警方呼吁知情者拨打灭罪热线1800 333 000提供线索。
据7NEWS Australia报道，这名母亲从事地产中介工作，事发当天曾前往该大楼取钥匙，准备带客户看房；大楼监控拍到她在被发现前约一小时带着女儿进入大楼。9 News Australia报道称，警方正朝疑似谋杀后自杀的方向调查；警方尚未证实这一说法，也未公布两人死因。据9 News报道，该楼住户Harry Wang在发现两人后曾上前施救：「我们试过救她。」事发街道被封锁至23日早晨，附近居民对9 News表示，社区对这起事件感到震惊与悲痛。
警方尚未正式公布两名死者的姓名，案件仍在调查中。（据维多利亚州警方发言人通报、7NEWS Australia与9 News Australia报道）
来源：GSM·美国
Mother and Five-Year-Old Daughter Found Dead Outside Melbourne Apartments in Chinese-Australian Hub of Box Hill; Police Not Seeking Anyone Else
Melbourne-- Police in the Australian state of Victoria are investigating the deaths of a mother and her young daughter in Box Hill, one of Melbourne's largest Chinese-Australian communities. Shortly before 6:20 pm on Thursday, October 22, emergency services were called to the Promenade apartments on Prospect Street, where an unresponsive woman was found outside the high-rise, followed by an unresponsive young girl nearby. Both were treated at the scene but could not be revived.
A Victoria Police spokesperson confirmed the pair were a 38-year-old woman and her five-year-old daughter, who lived in Blackburn South, about a ten-minute drive away, and were not residents of the building. 'At this early stage, police are not looking for anyone else in relation to the incident,' the spokesperson said. The cause of death has not been released, and anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
According to 7NEWS Australia, the mother worked as a real estate agent and had gone to the building that day to collect keys ahead of showing clients a property; CCTV captured her entering the building with her daughter about an hour before they were found. 9 News Australia reported that detectives are investigating the possibility of a murder-suicide; police have not confirmed that line of inquiry or released a cause of death. Resident Harry Wang told 9 News he tried to help: 'We tried to save her.' The street remained cordoned off until Friday morning, and nearby residents told 9 News the community was shocked and grieving.
Police have not formally released the names of the deceased. The investigation is ongoing. (Reporting based on Victoria Police statements, 7NEWS Australia and 9 News Australia.)
Source: GSM · USA
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