Dad collapses and dies in front of horrified wife after ‘drinking expired soft drinks’ as cops probe cans – The Sun
A DAD collapsed and died in front of his horrified wife as cops investigate whether the expired soft drinks he drank just hours earlier contributed to his death.
Australian man Kevin James Nunn, 58, died on Wednesday at his Bali home after consuming two cans of out-of-date tonic water and telling his wife he felt sick with chest pains.
Police in Bali are now probing whether the expired soft drinks may have contributed to his death, saying the drinks are now part of an inquiry but cautioned there was no suggestion he was deliberately poisoned.
Mr Nunn, originally from Kalgoorlie, consumed two cans of tonic water about 8am on Wednesday and by 9am said he was feeling sick, with chest pains.
It is understood he then went to bed as his Indonesian wife went out to buy malaria medication which she gave to him, along with milk, in a bid to neutralise acid as he had started vomiting.
Denpasar police chief, Jansen Avitus Panjaitan, told the Herald Sun: “At around 8am the victim drank (a can of) Schweppes soft drink and started walking around the house.
"At 9am the victim told his wife Arianti that (he) felt sick … and around 10 the victim entered his room to lay down.”
'HARD TO BREATHE'
Arianti recalled her husband struggled to breathe and then collapsed and died in front of her.
She told 7NEWS: “I start to panic, I start to panic and I just screaming, I screaming.
“He get hard to breathe, it’s very bad. Really, really bad,” she said.
The wife and mother to their three-year-old daughter Yasmin said her husband initially told her he wanted to go to hospital but then told her he would wait.
The 58-year-old later died about 12.10pm and his cause of death remains unknown.
Mr Panjaitan said police were still trying to determine the cause of death but it was not believed to be a crime.
He explained: “We haven’t taken any conclusion so far. We should wait for the forensic team to find the cause of death.
"We found that he had drunk something that was expired but we don’t know yet whether it has caused the death.
"We need a laboratory test and forensic tests and it is still ongoing".
Police have said Mr Nunn is not believed to have had coronavirus and a COVID-19 rapid test returned negative.
Panjaitan said police were still co-ordinating with the family as to whether they will allow an autopsy to be done.
Taking to Facebook, Mr Nunn’s wife paid a tribute to her former husband.
“I Love You So Much My Best Partner,” she wrote alongside a photo of him.
The death comes just one day after another Australian man, Christopher Steven Tolley, was found dead in his Seminyak hotel room.
Causes of death for both men are still unknown.
Last year, the sudden and unexpected deaths of more than a dozen tourists staying at resorts in the Dominican Republic led to speculation over their mysterious deaths.
A total of 16 tourists died after falling ill on the Caribbean island in just over a year, in a scenario many have questioned as not coincidental.
Many had fallen ill after consuming drinks from the minibar.
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