Singapore/Bali: Lawyers for the family of a young Queensland man who died in Bali have criticised the police investigation and the responsiveness of the Australian consulate, saying there appeared to be more to the death than a straightforward case of antidepressants, too much booze and a plunge pool.

Byron Haddow’s death at his holiday villa on May 26 was “highly suspicious” and required more in-depth analysis of prior events, particularly financial transactions, the lawyers said.

Haddow, a Noosa-based FIFO worker, had apparently been drinking with three other Australians, each of whom returned home without giving interviews to police.

About four weeks after he died, the 23-year-old’s body was repatriated to Australia without the heart, which, unknown to his devastated family members

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