The honeymoon of a couple ended tragically, with the wife dying and the husband being imprisoned. Christe Chen Dawson, a 36-year-old newlywed pharmacist from Memphis, was discovered dead in a hotel room at a five-star resort in the Yasawa Islands of Fiji.
Bradley Robert Dawson, 38, and Christe, a woman from Memphis, wed in February, although they only just returned from their honeymoon on the isolated island. Christe was found dead inside her hotel room on July 9, which is when the awful occurrence happened. Iqbal Khan, Bradley’s lawyer, told FOX 13 that while he was unable to confirm how she passed away, his client continues to assert his innocence.
Christe Chen Dawson
‘I am in shock’
Her horrified pals told DailyMail that they had just witnessed her beaming with excitement at her wedding as they expressed their disgust. They said that the couple may have become close because of their shared passion for long-distance running and volunteer work. Rena Schomburg, a friend of Christe’s, expressed that she is still in disbelief “I just contacted my husband and all of my friends to say that I was hoping it wasn’t true, but my husband informed me that it was. She was ecstatic to be married and start a family.”
Who was Christe Chen Dawson?
She was a University of Tennessee Health Science Center graduate and a prize-winning pharmaceutical chemist. Her studies concentrated on the social determinants of health, particularly in underdeveloped regions. She most recently served as a pharmacist for the Memphis-area Kroger grocery store company.
According to Law & Crime, Christe expressed her excitement about the improvement in medication adherence when patients given resources to address their inequities after receiving funding for her research earlier this year. The grant will enable me to train pharmacy staff and spread the word about this concept to other pharmacists around the country.
She was an accomplished baker who formerly ran a bakery in Colorado. She loved to spoil her friends with sweets. Christe, who used to go on expensive vacations with her mother and post pictures of them on social media, always wanted to attend pharmacy school, according to her friend Rena. As a result, she went to Tennessee and enrolled at The University of Tennessee. Prior to her passing, Christe was employed as a pharmacist at a Kroger in Memphis.
Bradley, on the other hand, was a Memphis-based nonprofit organization’s IT specialist. According to the Daily Beast, Youth Villages said in a statement that it had suspended Bradley pending more information. The statement read, “It is our understanding that Ms. Chen was his wife, and our condolences go out to her family.”
Many people were surprised by the couple’s choice to get married, according to someone who knew Christe professionally. Although Rene claimed to have never met Bradley, she believes Christe may have done so through marathon running.
Bradley was reportedly “nowhere to be located” on the isolated island before being apprehended by police and put into custody. The 38-year-old also refused to give his DNA to the authorities for forensic testing when they asked him to. Dawson had committed an indictable offense, Magistrate Vodokisolomone informed the court, and the case will be sent to the High Court in Lautoka. Bradley’s lawyer stated that he is trying to secure a bond for his client, who is scheduled to appear in court in Fiji on July 27.
