Possible Murder

[metic]

Still no answer in Bali death of Aussie

Indonesian police have not ruled out foul play in the death of a popular Aussie surfer who was found dead on a Bali beach.

thewest-com-au.cdn.ampproject.org

What happened to Taras ?

 

[metic]

Aussie surfer found dead in Bali

An Australian surfer and father-of-two has been found dead on a popular beach in Bali.

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Aussie surfer is found dead on a Bali beach

Authorities in Bali say the 50-year-old man was found lying face down under some stairs leading to Suluban Beach, South Kuta on Sunday morning.

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[sprockets]

If he was out surfing you'd think someone would have noticed him get into trouble or at least his board floating around with no owner. And most of the time you'll be attached to it with a legrope. unless you're like me at Bells when mine snapped, although that was back in the good old days with the nylon cord attached to the fin and hankie around the ankle.

 

[BFew]

Here's a very long article on this sad death.

Family and friends gather on a Perth beach to say goodbye to Aussie Taras Mulik who was found dead on a Bali beach

Family and friends of an Australian surfer who was found dead on a beach in Bali said goodbye to him in a private ceremony in Western Australia. Father of two Taras Mulik was discovered face down under a staircase to Suluban Beach, South Kuta, on Sunday morning. The 50-year-old was bleeding from...

whatsnew2day.com

 

[craffles]

Feel awful for his young family

 

[Kurve]

Anyone able to help with paywalled articles from "The West" ?

Could you try pressreader Met?

 

[BFew]

Could you try pressreader Met?

I've already had a look at what was free in Pressreader for all of last week and this weekend on this case (The West and Sunday Times)

There was a paywalled article (below link) online in the West, that did not appear to be in the paper version of the West (from checking Pressreader)

But I suspect that the Daily Mail and whatsnewtoday articles on Taras took stuff from The West article (below).

Tributes flow for ‘surfing legend’ found dead in Bali

Friends of Perth surfer Taras Mulik, found dead on a Kuta beach in Bali yesterday, have paid tribute to a ‘legend’ who was ‘gone too soon’.

thewest.com.au

 

[BFew]

This autopsy is unlikely to happen in Bali.
Maybe it can occur in perth when T.M. body is returned to Australia.
Cause of death possibly deduced...

"Police have requested an autopsy be conducted on Taras Mulik, whose body was found on Sunday.

But the family has yet to visit the morgue and give permission for an autopsy to take place".

"He said an autopsy was needed to determine the cause of the death.

"There is an autopsy request from police. We are still waiting on approval from the family. We haven't conducted an autopsy as the victim's family hasn't come to give approval."

Here's a new article that is not currently paywalled
In case it disappears behind a paywall I've archived it too

With reports that the family is refusing an autopsy, which family are they referring to?
His Perth/non-Bali family (assuming he has close relatives alive), his Indo one, or both?

What might any of Taras family be afraid of that an autopsy might uncover?

Signs of violence in Perth man’s mystery Bali death

The family of an Australian man found dead on a Bali beach has refused to allow an autopsy to be done to determine what killed him.

thewest.com.au

Sat, 23 January 2021 5:27PM

'there are signs of abrasions, bruises and a base skull fracture caused by blunt trauma.'

https://web.archive.org/web/2021012...rth-surfers-mystery-bali-death-ng-b881777288z (archive of it)

 

[Shane Sheridan]

Here's a new article that is not currently paywalled
In case it disappears behind a paywall I've archived it too

With reports that the family is refusing an autopsy, which family are they referring to?
His Perth/non-Bali family (assuming he has close relatives alive), his Indo one, or both?

What might any of Taras family be afraid of that an autopsy might uncover?

Signs of violence in Perth man’s mystery Bali death

The family of an Australian man found dead on a Bali beach has refused to allow an autopsy to be done to determine what killed him.

thewest.com.au

Sat, 23 January 2021 5:27PM

'there are signs of abrasions, bruises and a base skull fracture caused by blunt trauma.'

https://web.archive.org/web/2021012...rth-surfers-mystery-bali-death-ng-b881777288z (archive of it)

My assumption was due to religious beliefs

 

[BFew]

So in Indonesia, you can murder a close family member, then attempt to stymie murder investigations by not allowing an autopsy?

What other countries does the local law work like that?

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

Weird place for the body to end up if it was an accident.

 

[metic]

Here's a new article that is not currently paywalled
In case it disappears behind a paywall I've archived it too

With reports that the family is refusing an autopsy, which family are they referring to?
His Perth/non-Bali family (assuming he has close relatives alive), his Indo one, or both?

What might any of Taras family be afraid of that an autopsy might uncover?

Signs of violence in Perth man’s mystery Bali death

The family of an Australian man found dead on a Bali beach has refused to allow an autopsy to be done to determine what killed him.

thewest.com.au

Sat, 23 January 2021 5:27PM

'there are signs of abrasions, bruises and a base skull fracture caused by blunt trauma.'

https://web.archive.org/web/2021012...rth-surfers-mystery-bali-death-ng-b881777288z (archive of it)

And this;
"It says there are abrasions, bruises and signs of a base skull fracture caused by blunt violence. There were also signs of submersion in water."