The Tennessee man accused of murdering his bride at an exclusive resort in Fiji returned to court Wednesday in connection with the death of Christe Chen.
Christe Chen Dawson (NEW YORK) A Memphis, Tennessee man that prosecutors in Fiji say fatally beat his wife in early July at an exclusive resort pleaded not guilty Wednesday in the High Court of Lautoka. Prosecutors say that Bradley Robert Dawson, 38, killed Christe Chen Dawson, 36, while the couple vacationed on their honeymoon at the exclusive Turtle Island Resort and then fled to a neighboring island where he was arrested less than two days later. They presented Judge Riyaz Hamza an interview Dawson gave police upon his arrest in which they say he admits the couple got into a drunken argument that became physical and resulted in a broken windowpane and damage to the toilet in the bathroom. "Christe was next to the toilet. She was hurt … There was blood and a cut on her face," Dawson told police, according to prosecutors. He later said he left the room and, upon returning, "freaked out" and fled on a kayak, prosecutors added. At the time of his arrest, he was f
An American tourist said he and his new wife were never physically violent with each other before she turned up dead during their honeymoon in Fiji, where he is currently jailed in connection with her murder.
An American tourist said he and his new wife were never physically violent with each other before she turned up dead during their honeymoon in Fiji, where he is currently jailed in connection with her murder.