They were attending a local school and visiting locations around the Hunter area.
“They arrived in Australia eight days ago and were expected to depart Australia on the 16th of August,” Chapman said.
“NSW Police continue to work with the programme facilitators to ensure that all of the appropriate processes and notifications are being undertaken.”
The two young girls were staying with the same hosts, a man and a woman. They had their own bedrooms.
“All parties had retired to their rooms for the evening when one of the hosts heard a commotion of some sort, and when she went to investigate, she located the 14-year-old.”
Police are not aware of any relationship between the two girls and are investigating whether or not there was any history between them.
Superintendent Chapman said language barriers were a factor and they are working with the consulate as the girls were not Australian residents so there were “obvious complications and complexities with that, which is why it’s taken us some time to work through”.
Police have taken possession of a kitchen knife.
