The Australian authorities demand an explanation from their Indonesian partners after the body of a young Australian who died during a holiday on the island of Bali returned to his homeland without a heart. According to the AFP report, TASR reports this.
- The Australian authorities ask for an explanation from Indonesia about the missing heart.
- Young Australian Byron Haddow died during a holiday in Bali.
- On the second autopsy in Australia it was found that he was missing his heart.
- The Indonesian doctor claims that the heart has been preserved for forensic purposes.
- The case has caused a stir, Bali is a popular tourist destination for Australians.
Twenty -three -year -old Byron Haddow of Queensland was found this year dead in the pool of their villa in Bali, where he spent a holiday. His body was then repatriated into Australia in four weeks, where the other autopsy revealed that he was missing his heart.
A spokesman for the Australian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday that Haddow’s family provides consular assistance, but because of the obligation to maintain privacy, they cannot comment on the case. “I feel it was a scam. I think something happened to him before he got into the pool,” Byron’s mother told Channel Nine, Australia.
The high -ranking Australian officials in Bali and Jakarta handed over the complaint to the Indonesian government in connection with this case. The Australian Consulate General in Bali also interpreted the family concerns of the hospital, where the first autopsy was carried out.
“His heart has been examined and preserved in the hospital for forensic purposes,” She said on Monday for The Sydney Morning Herald Forensic physician Nola Margaret Gunawan, who performed the first autopsy.
“I gave the family the results of the autopsy and the explanation. They accepted my explanation,” The doctor argued. Indonesia is a popular tourist destination. Official statistics show that in 2023 it was the most popular destination of the Australians who did short trips abroad.
