A sinister new theory has emerged about the mysterious death of an Australian real estate agent in Bali, as his heartbroken family makes a desperate plea for the mystery man who filmed his final moments to come forward.
Charlie John Bradley, 28, was found dead on the road outside a hospital clinic in northern Kuta, southern Bali, hours after leaving the Finns Beach Club on Sunday morning.
His distraught family are desperate for answers about what happened to him between midnight when he left the club and around 3.40am when he was found.
Now his sister Beth Bradley has told Daily Mail Australia she suspects her brother may have been a victim of methanol poisoning – after being assured by friends that no drugs had been used.
Charlie John Bradley (pictured, left) was found outside a health clinic in the early hours of Sunday morning. His sister, Beth (right), has asked those who saw him in his final moments to come forward to help their family find out what happened to him
North Kuta Police are investigating the location outside Bhaktivedanta clinic where Mr Bradley was found
“Charlie doesn’t drink beer — he sticks to hard liquor,” she said.
‘There is a lot of methanol poisoning in Bali. It seems many bars pump their alcohol themselves with ethanol to save money on its production.
“The body can’t hack as much, which can lead to hallucinations, not being able to walk, shaking, and multiple other symptoms.”
Ms Bradley said she had “racked her brain a million times” in a search for answers and that this was the most plausible.
“Every time I’ve googled people in Bali it seems to be a very similar situation and it seems to be more common lately,” she said.
Ms Bradley stressed it was just a theory at this stage as the family faces an agonizing wait to repatriate his body for a post-mortem examination in Australia.
But she said it could explain the chilling call she received on Monday from a doctor treating her brother at Siloam Hospital in Kuta.
“The doctor told me that a man took Charlie to the hospital and he showed him a video of Charlie standing, looking confused and screaming,” she said.
He then fell to the ground and rolled around. He got up, fell again and hit his head on the floor – five times. By the time he got Charlie to the hospital, Charlie was dead.”
Unfortunately, the doctor didn’t get the man’s name and didn’t ask for a copy of the video.
Ms. Bradley has made a desperate request for that person to come forward to spare their family the fear of not knowing what happened in his final moments.
The ‘mystery man’ agrees with the latest update from Bali police, whose spokesman told Daily Mail Australia they questioned two witnesses about the baffling death.
Police officers visit the Siloam Hospital where Mr. Bradley has been taken. A doctor there told Mr Bradley’s sister that an unknown man showed him a video of the victim behaving erratically before his death
The first is a local woman Mr. Bradley encountered while passing on a motorbike and the second is a taxi driver named Dani Siswanto who drove him to the hospital.
“Mr. Siswanto said the first time he saw Mr. Bradley there was another foreigner who also helped to get the victim into a taxi and take him to Siloam Hospital,” Bali police spokesman Stefanus Setianto said.
Dani said the foreigner told him he didn’t know Mr. Bradley. When the police arrived at the hospital, the foreigner was gone.’
Mr Setianto also revealed that Mr Bradley was seen tripping and falling on the street outside Da Maria Restaurant, which is less than a five-minute walk from where he was found outside the clinic.
“Witnesses said the victim staggered and fell several times in the street,” he said.
He added: “There were some abrasions (scratches) on his body, allegedly from falling into the street.”
Mr Bradley, a talented amateur boxer, flew in from Sydney last Thursday to attend a music festival on the popular holiday island with a friend.
The friend left the beach club for him around 10pm.
“Charlie left the Finns at 12.10pm,” Mrs Bradley explained.
“I spoke to the girl who put him in the cab. She confirmed that Charlie gave the taxi driver the address and he said he knew where it was.’
The family know he tried to call his friend three times around 1:30 am, but they have few details about his movements after he left the club.
“Did Charlie come home?” Mrs. Bradley asked.
‘Did he come into the villa and then go out again? Or did he even make it there? We have no idea. We assume from the fact that he called his friend that he came back and banged on the door to get in, but it’s just so hard to know.’
Although Ms. Bradley acknowledges that she faces a “massive language barrier”, she feels cruelly abandoned by the Indonesian authorities.
“To be honest, with the measures that have been taken, I have really lost faith in their system,” she said.
“If this had happened in another country, there wouldn’t be so many gaps.
Indonesian police say they have launched an investigation into the broker’s death and have spoken to two witnesses so far
“The man who brought him in — they would have gotten his name and found out more details behind it all.”
She added: “Nobody has identified his body yet – we don’t know how serious his wounds are.”
Her brother worked for property companies such as Belle and McGrath, specializing in the Newcastle market.
He posted a photo of himself posing in front of the Harbor Bridge with the caption: ‘Beats Coventry I reckon’.
The family of the 28-year-old, who lives in Adelaide, is working with British authorities to return his body to Australia.
His other devastated sister Angela set up a GoFundMe page to bring him home, which has raised over $40,000 so far.
Mr. Bradley, a British citizen, migrated from Coventry to Sydney in 2013. He posted a photo of himself posing in front of the Harbor Bridge with the caption: ‘Beats Coventry I reckon’
“This shocking news has completely rocked our family, Charlie was loved by so many,” she wrote.
“Let this remind you all that life is too short, and hug those closest to you tight.”
Adelaide Titans Football Club, for whom Mr. Bradley used to play, posted a touching tribute to the “loveable lad taken far too soon.”
“His infectious smile and likeable nature made an immediate impression throughout the club and he kept close contact with many at the club for the better part of a decade.”