The dead woman’s sister and her husband made an urgent travel application to come to Melbourne and comfort her children on Wednesday but were immediately rejected. On Friday night, Micaela Cronin helped them get a new application granted.

A family's urgent travel application to care for the children of a slain woman was initially rejected by Australian authorities. Micaela Cronin, a commissioner, intervened on Friday night to help grant a new application, allowing the woman's sister and her husband to travel to Melbourne.

The family's children are in need of comfort and care following the tragic loss of their mother.