The shocking photos show bruises and injuries on Julie’s forehead, eyes, cheek, nose and mouth.
Israeli pathologists ruled last month that Julie died as the result of a rare internal bleeding condition in her stomach. But the Pearson family have rejected their findings.
Deborah said: “Everyone who has seen the photos says, ‘how can they say it was natural causes?’. And that’s just the pictures of her face they’re seeing — they still haven’t seen the marks on her body.”
The Pearsons are now waiting for the full autopsy report from the Israeli Forensic Institute, which they intend to give to a pathologist in the UK to verify.
They are also waiting for the Israeli police to close their report on the case, as only then can they launch an appeal.
Deborah said that she has made a complaint about the police officer in charge on the night that Julie died.
The family claim the officer failed to inform police headquarters of Julie’s death, leaving the Pearsons to find out she had died from her friends rather than through official channels.
