Body of newlywed murdered during Fiji honeymoon cremated

A Tennessee newlywed murdered in the course of her intimate honeymoon in Fiji was so badly beaten her family members made a decision to cremate her in the South Pacific country alternatively of traveling her house.

The entire body of Christe Chen, a pharmacist from Memphis, was found out by personnel at the special Turtle Island vacation resort on July 9. Just times before, she and her new partner, 38-calendar year-outdated Bradley Dawson, arrived at the lavish getaway — which is on a 500-acre island and minimal to 14 partners at a time — to celebrate their latest nuptials.

Ronald Gordon, who is representing Chen’s loved ones, explained the few was heard arguing about evening meal the next day of their trip on July 8. Later the exact evening, Dawson fled to an additional island in a kayak, leaving driving his telephone and GPS observe. Authorities found him just 36 several hours later and he has considering the fact that been jailed in Fiji for her murder.

His hopes for an early release were being dashed throughout his initial court docket look on Wednesday, when a choose as an alternative purchased him back again to jail for a further three weeks. Dawson has not however entered a plea, but has denied wrongdoing.

His lawyer Iqbal Khan reported Dawson still left the resort mainly because “he panicked, he was shocked.”

Gordon reported Chen’s mom and dad traveled to Fiji pursuing their daughter’s dying but didn’t embalm her overall body and choose her to the U.S. like they originally planned. Her stays have been too poorly weakened to travel, so they took home her ashes instead.

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