SIHANOUKVILLE, PREAH SIHANOUK PROVINCE, CAMBODIA – DECEMBER 31, 2016 Bodies of 28-year-old British singer and songwriter Imogen Saskia Goldie and her 36-year-old husband Jeffrey Robert Wells were found in a rented guesthouse in the Cambodian coastal city of Sihanoukville. Both were found with their hands and feet bound, their eyes covered, and their mouths gagged. However, according to local police, it was not a murder. Investigators concluded that the couple had died by joint suicide by hanging.
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- The couple
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- Imogen Saskia Goldie
The bodies of 28-year-old British singer and songwriter Imogen Saskia Goldie and her 36-year-old husband Jeffrey Robert Wells were found in a rented guesthouse in the Cambodian coastal city of Sihanoukville. Both were found with their hands and feet bound, their eyes covered, and their mouths gagged. However, according to local police, it was not a murder. Investigators concluded that the couple had died by joint suicide by hanging.
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- Imogen’s passport
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- Jeffrey’s passport
A farewell letter was also found at the scene, in which the couple described their long-term mental health problems. They mentioned depression, bipolar disorder, and Asperger’s syndrome, and repeatedly criticized the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), blaming it for failing to provide them with the help they needed. The landlord also stated that the couple had financial problems and difficulties paying their rent.
Farewell letter
READ MORE:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jan/03/british-pair-found-dead-in-cambodia-married-on-christmas-day-mother-robert-wells-imogen-goldie
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/8199/british-couples-deaths-suicide-say-police/
https://metro.co.uk/2017/01/03/british-couples-deaths-treated-as-suicide-despite-feet-and-hands-being-tied-up-6357692/
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