For adventurous young backpackers, Tofo, on Mozambique’s south-east coast, is a must-visit destination, spectacular and remote. But two years ago, 20-year-old Australian woman Elly Warren’s trip to paradise ended in the most tragic circumstances. She was found dead, her body callously discarded near a toilet block. Since then it’s been a living hell for her family in Melbourne, made worse because detectives in Mozambique seemed more interested in ignoring the homicide than investigating it. Their attitude infuriated Elly’s father, Paul, so much that he decided to travel to Africa in the hope of uncovering vital clues. His journey is not only heartbreaking and bittersweet, but as Tom Steinfort discovers, also a successful one.
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