Cambodia Breaking News (Phnom Penh): A 46-year-old male New Zealand national, JANN NICHOLAS HAZLETT, is reported to have passed away on May 18, 2019, in room no.201 at Khavi Villa, on street 258, Sangkat Chaktomok, Khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh.

After receiving the information, the Cambodian officials from police and immigration departments went to the scene to examine the body, where the police concluded that the victim died of a heart attack caused by a drug overdose.



The victim's belongings, such as a passport, 4 ATM cards, US$52, an ID card, driver's license, and some clothes, were sent to the Immigration Department. The body was taken to the morgue at the Khmer Soviet Friendship hospital, awaiting decisions from the family of the deceased. More information about Jann Hazlett's death and images from his room when they found him are in the Darknet News Forum.

Condolences to family and friends and may he rest in peace.

Wonder if he had a valid visa because that passport hasn't got long left on it.

mcam wrote: ↑Sun May 19, 2019 3:29 pm Wonder if he had a valid visa because that passport hasn't got long left on it.

Judging by the Employment Pass card he's been living in Singapore so may have just been on a tourist visa.

Following reported in New Zealand Media:

"Hazlett had lived in Singapore for eight years, where he was a partner in the corporate and institutional banking recruitment company Symmetry Asia.
He lived with his wife and son.
It is understood he had travelled to Phnom Penh for a weekend with friends.
His wife was travelling to the capital on Monday.
New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade was providing consular assistance to the family, a spokeswoman said.
For privacy reasons, no further information would be provided, she said.
Hazlett grew up in Invercargill, where he attended James Hargest High School.
Friends remembered him as a popular, fun, good, kind and loyal friend with a passion and talent for rugby.
He had worked hard to get where he was, one friend said.
"He was, quite simply, a class act."
Cambodian police said Hazlett died at Khavi Villa about 6.30pm Saturday local time (11.30pm Saturday NZT)."

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its not good enough to inform that the heart attack was caused by a drug overdose. we already know that the heart attack was probably caused by od

the police should be informing on what exactly was the drug, the amount found in the body & any other foreign substances found in the body.

rip

Great suggestions, markd. This information would be helpful in preventing users from repeating the mistakes of this poor Kiwi gentleman. RIP.

markd wrote: ↑Thu May 23, 2019 1:39 am its not good enough to inform that the heart attack was caused by a drug overdose. we already know that the heart attack was probably caused by od

the police should be informing on what exactly was the drug, the amount found in the body & any other foreign substances found in the body.

rip

Usually when an OD is suspected then the accompanying pictures show some of the drugs used, or at least some of the paraphernalia for using the particular type. None are shown here: is that due to new police regulations or wasn't there any, were all drugs consumed, have the friends he visited Phnom Penh with possibly stated that the weekend was indeed used for a drug-fuelled trip/binge? Questions...

To find out what exactly was the drug can be difficult as those using with the deceased might not be that forthcoming with that information, the drugs used are illegal so get no quality checks or any formal statement on purity. An autopsy might help discovering that, but there are not many facilities for it and the body has to be stored/cooled meanwhile, and who will pay for it. People who use drugs should use sufficient care to prevent that a strong batch of anything might kill them, or don't over-do it on a binge. Maybe he was just an occasional/recreational user where a full-time junkie would take such precautions. The obituary says he was a keen rugby player and went to PP with fellow team mates so for all we know he might have had Athletic Heart Syndrome causing the failure - instead of OD'ing on some sort of dope: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletic_heart_syndrome

“We had two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers... and also a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of Budweiser, a pint of raw ether and two dozen amyls. Not that we needed all that for the trip, but once you get locked into a serious drug collection, the tendency is to push it as far as you can.” ― Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

markd wrote: ↑Thu May 23, 2019 1:39 am we already know that the heart attack was probably caused by od

We don't know that. He was 46, not 22. It's not uncommon for men to have heart attacks in their late 40's.

Cam Nivag wrote: ↑Thu May 23, 2019 8:38 pm

markd wrote: ↑Thu May 23, 2019 1:39 am we already know that the heart attack was probably caused by od

We don't know that. He was 46, not 22. It's not uncommon for men to have heart attacks in their late 40's.

"Cambodia Breaking News (Phnom Penh): A 46-year-old male New Zealand national, JANN NICHOLAS HAZLETT, is reported to have passed away on May 18, 2019, in room no.201 at Khavi Villa, on street 258, Sangkat Chaktomok, Khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh.

After receiving the information, the Cambodian officials from police and immigration departments went to the scene to examine the body, where the police concluded that the victim died of a heart attack caused by a drug overdose."

let me get this straight if they say it was a heart attack induced by drug abuse we doubt it, if they say it was a heart attack we assume it was drug induced?