Indonesian boxer linked to New Zealander’s death
15 April 2009
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Indonesian top-ranked middleweight boxer Andreas Seran has been linked to the death of Sean Headifen in a Bali nightclub.
CCTV footage of the fight shows men beating Sean Headifen and throwing bottles and glasses at him, according to Stuff.
The family is also struggling to raise NZ$8000 to bring the body back to New Zealand.
“Why can’t the Government bring him home and bill us later?” his mum said.
“We just need to get our boy home.”
Agreed it is a tragic story, but…
According to yesterday’s Jakarta Globe the victim and his partner “didn’t have enough money for a cab to the hospital” — It’s about 50,000Rp from Kuta to SOS — so if they couldn’t pay the ambulance fee, why didn’t they just get a taxi — surely she had 50,000 to her name?
The mother is quoted as saying “Why can’t the Government bring him home and bill us later?” — perhaps she should have asked her son why he didn’t bother with travel insurance.
Yes, there are many questions left to be answered. Maybe taxi drivers wouldn’t want to take someone who was going to get blood everywhere.
I heard the ambulance wanted 3 million up front for the taxi and for a deposit on the hospital bills.
I can’t believe the girl just fell asleep herself. You would think sitting with someone on their deathbed would keep you awake.
They took a risk not spending a bit of money on travel insurance and look where they ended up.
Hi
I am Sean Headifen’s Aunty.
Sarah did not realise Sean was dying that night, she did everything in her power to keep him comfortable, She did everything correct. The family all thank her.
They were visitors to Bali for a holiday, not there to be murdered.
She tried to get an ambulance to the hotel but was informed that she had to pay the ambulance drive $390 in cash, not credit card. Travelers are warned not to carry cash in foreign countries in case you are mugged or murdered.
The media has only spoken part truths regarding this matter, The full and true story is just coming out.
Please if you do not have anything nice to say, please do not say anything.
I am sorry for your loss. I am only try to piece together the story from the stories I have read on the internet.
Only Sarah knows what happened that night.
I have been living in Indonesia the past couple of months, but have lived in Asia a long time.
I admit I have traveled at times without travel insurance. I also like a drink. Indonesia is mostly a Muslim country which I think many travelers to Bali forget. Most people are lenient to the ways of foreigners, but if there is trouble, you might not get much respect from them.
I feel for your family’s loss and since I spend most of my time traveling in Asia, it is constantly on my family’s mind.
The reason I am interested in the story is that I plan on spending more time here in Indonesia and I am interested in how their medical and emergency services operate. I also hope people realize the importance of travel insurance.
People want to enjoy their holiday but wherever they go they need to respect the laws and customs of the countries they visit. No one wants to place blame on anyone, but to prevent tragedies like this from happening again, I think we know need to know the events that took place.
hi have read thru ur comments regarding the sad loss of the new zealand man i would like to add that i know both of the men that were sentenced for tha assault and both of them are my friends and i know them to be both of very good character and would just like to add that if u plan on travelling outside ur country and having drinks in a niteclub then acting rude and out of control and drunk then unfortunatley yes u will end up on tha wrong side of locals im sorry i feel for ur loss but i also feel for the loss of my friends freedom i live in bali and have known these men 5years and watch as stupid westerners go there and treat the indonesian people like rubbish i am an aborginal female from western australia and live with my partner whom is balinese and im disgusted at how westerners behave when they are there
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