The couple, from Tennessee, in the eastern United States, had been on their honeymoon in Fiji for two days when the lifeless body of the young bride was found in their hotel room. Her husband was arrested while he was kayaking.
The dream trip ended in tragedy. An American was found guilty of murdering his wife, shortly after their marriage, during their honeymoon in the Fiji Islands, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the Associated Press reported this Monday, December 16, citing the prosecutor's office.
A 40-year-old computer scientist from the city of Memphis, Tennessee, in the eastern United States, Bradley Robert Dawson killed his wife Christe Chen, 36, a former pastry chef who had returned to study to become a pharmacist, ruled the Lautoka High Court, Fiji.
The newlyweds were vacationing in 2022 at a high-end hotel on Turtle Island, but two days after their arrival, staff found the American's lifeless body in their room. 'hotel. The 30-year-old suffered multiple bruises to her skull.
According to a lawyer for Christe Chen's family, the American's body was so damaged that she could not be embalmed for her repatriation to the United States and had to be cremated.
Kayaking with your passport
According to the Associated Press, the couple was heard arguing during dinner the night before. They then did not show up for breakfast and lunch at the hotel restaurant the following day.
Bradley Robert Dawson then left the island by kayak to reach a neighboring island. He was arrested with his passport and various other personal effects on him, elements indicating his intention to flee, according to judge Riyaz Hamza.
The latter said he was convinced beyond reason that the forty-year-old was the author of this crime and that he had no accomplice. For his part, Bradley Robert Dawson denies the accusations and says he is innocent.
The American was taken into custody in the Fiji Islands, his conviction will be known in January 2025. He risks life in prison.
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