Nearly two years after Gabby Petito was bludgeoned and strangled to death by her fiance, a chilling photo has emerged showing bloody bruises on the Long Island native's face.The photo taken by Gabby Petito, 22, weeks before her death, showed visible bruises around her eye and nose. The image was released by the victim’s family attorney as part of their wrongful death suit against the Moab Police Department.In a statement, attorneys said that the image was reportedly taken on August 12, 2021, moments before the Moab Police Department stopped Petito and her fiance for questioning during a cross-country trip after they received an alert about a domestic violence incident.The Moab Police Department, who spoke to the couple, reportedly let the fiancee off with a minor warning despite seeing visible bruises on Petito, who was killed three weeks after the incident on August 28, 2021.Carly Heading@carlyylalaa@BrianEntin This absolutely breaks my heart, the poor girl.10353@BrianEntin This absolutely breaks my heart, the poor girl.Shortly after the emergence of the photo, social media users reacting to the appalling image have expressed grief and heartbreak over the plight of the slain victim, with one person commenting "Breaks my heart."Gabby Petito’s family says the photo indicates the Moab Police Department's failure to protect their daughterBrian Entin@BrianEntinThe attorneys representing Gabby Petito's parents have released this photo from her cell phone.They say it shows Gabby was violently assaulted and likely strangled before her interaction with Moab Police.The Petitos are suing the police for the way they handled the interaction.181351781The attorneys representing Gabby Petito's parents have released this photo from her cell phone.They say it shows Gabby was violently assaulted and likely strangled before her interaction with Moab Police.The Petitos are suing the police for the way they handled the interaction. https://t.co/PssoLlg3mKAttorneys for Gabby Petito’s family have released a shocking image from the victim's cellphone that showed her face covered in bruises just days before her fiance beat her to death during a cross-country trip.The victim’s family allege that the photo was taken on the same day the couple was stopped by the Moab Police Department after they received a call about a domestic violence incident but failed to take appropriate action despite Petito pointing at the bruises. In a statement, the attorneys said:“Gabby took a photograph of her injury, which shows blood across her nose and left eye. Gabby pointed out the injury to Officer Pratt, but he ignored her and did nothing more to investigate or document the injury.”EmDe 🤌@EmDe2020Anyone who has been hit by their partner can probably feel all of the emotions in this photo. You're so goddamn angry. So terrified. So embarrassed. But more than anything, you're just so unbelievably sad. #GabbyPetito #DomesticViolence82Anyone who has been hit by their partner can probably feel all of the emotions in this photo. You're so goddamn angry. So terrified. So embarrassed. But more than anything, you're just so unbelievably sad. #GabbyPetito #DomesticViolence https://t.co/nYHVbkMDe7The image has dismayed several people online after police failed to do their due diligence in protecting a victim of domestic violence. Popular pop culture podcast host and documentarian Kate Casey commented on the image and said:“Heartbroken seeing the photo of #GabbyPetito and wondering if her life would have been saved if officers had paid attention to the visible bruises and scrapes on her face.”Another user, Jennifer Coffindaffer, echoed the statement and said:“I am so sad to see this. There is no doubt #gabbypetito suffered domestic violence at the hands #brianlaundrie that ultimately resulted in her death, but for those who wondered what happened in Moab, Gabby's face and words said it all I'm so sorry, #gabby!”Simply_Stranger@AngelsBokenHaloI would never want to live in Utah. The police don't seem to take crimes against women seriously there. It sickens me that these officers think this sort of thing is okay or should be kept in the family/church. The road to hell is paved with good intentions. #GabbyPetito9621I would never want to live in Utah. The police don't seem to take crimes against women seriously there. It sickens me that these officers think this sort of thing is okay or should be kept in the family/church. The road to hell is paved with good intentions. #GabbyPetitoSimply_Stranger@AngelsBokenHaloHow could Moab have looked at Gabby's face combined with the call saying Brian was hitting her and still pretend he was the victim? Make it make sense#GabbyPetito19230How could Moab have looked at Gabby's face combined with the call saying Brian was hitting her and still pretend he was the victim? Make it make sense#GabbyPetitoAnthony@Anthony85858585New photo from #GabbyPetito’s phone.. blood on her face but when pulled over, the police ignored her injuries and situation but talked and laughed with the abuser Brian Laundrie.. Her family is suing the Moab, Utah PD for $50 million and I pray they get every damn penny!32322New photo from #GabbyPetito’s phone.. blood on her face but when pulled over, the police ignored her injuries and situation but talked and laughed with the abuser Brian Laundrie.. Her family is suing the Moab, Utah PD for $50 million and I pray they get every damn penny! https://t.co/RPF1EQzU6IDays after the police stop, Gabby Petito was killed by her fiance Brian Laundrie, who concealed her remains which were found on September 18, 2021. The Moab Police Department has since taken accountability for failing to protect the victim.Shortly after Laundrie returned home without his fiance on September 1, 2021, he went on the run from authorities but was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head on October 20, 2021.