Heather Mack not allowed to see legal team, attorney says

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Monday, August 25, 2014
Heather Mack, 19, (left) and Tommy Schaefer, 21, both of Chicago, are accused of the murder of Mack's mother, Sheila von Wiese-Mack, 62, in Bali.
Firdia Lisnawati-AP

BALI, Indonesia (WLS) -- The attorney of Heather Mack, the Chicago woman accused of killing her mother in Indonesia, said she is not being allowed to meet with her legal team.

Chicago-based attorney Michael Elkin said the 19-year-old has not been allowed to meet with local personnel working on her case, despite her wishes to cooperate with investigators.

Mack and her boyfriend, 21-year-old Tommy Schaefer, are both suspected of killing her mother, Sheila von Wiese-Mack, at a resort hotel in Bali. Indonesian police found the 62-year-old victim's body inside a suitcase in a taxi cab.

She and Schaefer could face death by firing squad if found guilty.

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