Bombshell footage emerges of final hours of Aussie tourist Byron Haddow before he was found dead in villa pool in Bali
Bombshell footage has emerged of an Aussie FIFO worker partying in Bali several hours before he was found dead.
Mystery surrounds the death of Byron Haddow, 23, whose lifeless body was found in a plunge pool at a private villa on the Indonesian island on May 26.
While authorities initially listed Mr Haddow’s cause of death as drowning, an Indonesian coroner later ruled he likely died from the combined effects of alcohol and an antidepressant.
Mr Haddow’s tragic death returned to the headlines last month after an autopsy bungle saw his body repatriated to Australia four weeks later without his heart, with his family forced to pay $700 for its return.
As his family’s harrowing wait for answers continues, new footage has emerged from Mr Haddow’s phone of the Aussie partying into the early hours prior to his death later that morning.
The footage obtained by news.com.au showed Mr Haddow in good spirits while partying with two unnamed Australian women and a man at the villa.
Several empty bottles of alcohol were seen on tables in the background.
Mr Haddow’s stepfather told the outlet the footage appears to contradict what the family was originally told happened in the hours leading up to Byron’s death.
Aussie FIFO worker Byron Haddow died while holidaying in Bali in May
Footage has emerged from Byron Haddow’s phone of him partying with two women and a man several hours before he died
The video was purportedly taken between 4.30am and 7am on May 26.
Byron’s lifeless body was found in the pool at the villa he was staying at shortly after 10am.
Robbie Haddow claimed he was told that his stepson’s housemate went to bed after returning from clubbing, which contradicts the footage.
It’s since been revealed that Mr Haddow made two transactions of $500 and $550 from his bank account on the morning of his death.
Mr Haddow’s family suspect his death involved foul play.
The initial autopsy found that he had bruising and abrasions consistent with blunt force trauma.
‘You don’t get a bloody nose and all those bruises from drowning in a pool. You get them in a scuffle,’ Mr Haddow’s stepfather Robbie said.
‘(My wife) Chantal and I never believed he drowned. He grew up on the water; he came out fishing with me all the time. He was a strong swimmer, fit and healthy
An autopsy bungle saw Byron’s body repatriated to Australia four weeks later without his heart
Byron Haddow and his friend were staying at The Grove Bumbak Villa (pictured) in Bali
There is no suggestion that those in the video were in any way responsible for Mr Haddow’s death.
Mr Haddow’s family stressed that they don’t believe the trio are responsible for their son’s death but think they may know more about his final hours.
The family is waiting for the findings of a second autopsy carried out by the Queensland Coroner’s Court, which is yet to release its findings.
The latest development comes after Daily Mail earlier revealed the identities of three Australians who last saw Mr Haddow alive.
They include friend Bailey Woods, 27, who was staying with Mr Haddow in the same suite at The Grove Bumbak Villa, and two friends from Melbourne, Kristy Pepperell, 27, and Jade Lucas, 25.
It’s unclear whether they’re the same trio of Aussies featured in the footage.
Exclusive photos show authorities at the Bali villa after Mr Haddow’s tragic death in May
Bali Police were not able to interview Mr Woods, Ms Pepperell, or Ms Lucas before the trio returned home to Australia.
The Daily Mail does not suggest that Mr Woods, Ms Pepperell, or Ms Lucas are in any way involved in Mr Haddow’s death, only that local authorities wish to speak to them as witnesses.
All three declined to comment on the summons or the situation when contacted by the Daily Mail last week.
