to start discussing this poor guys financial situation while he is in unconscious in hospital: Aussie bashed unconscious in Bali was broke and surviving on handouts - 9news.com.au
Only in so far as it may relate to the true perpetrator of the "bashing" which, according to several sources, was himself trying to put an end to his poor, penniless life after separating (acrimoniously with forced sale of villa) from his Indo wife - gosh! Shock! Horror! Never heard of that before!
Let's speculate then shall we?
Older man without any means of support loses young Indo wife in separation ... hmmm.
After much toing and froing parties agree to sell villa and split the value 50/50.
With me so far?
What could possibly go wrong here?
I didn't make up the story about suicide (reported here somewhere I can't be assed to find again) but in light of the above I can think of another source of his injuries too.
I would advance that Mr. John Bourke was "suicided" in the first place.
... and this is where it comes to in Indonesia. Unfortunately. Pay or die.If you have reason to go to hospital in Bali (Indonesia) you have to be able to afford it.
... What is the hospital he was in !?
A couple of years ago I read the Indonesian Gov't contemplated only permitting entry to VOA tourists who held travel Medical Insurance. I'm not sure what happened to that plan but something like that will no doubt be entertained again if too much bad press.
Just adding to this observation. You need quick access to funds when you are maybe confined to a hospital bed. Last November I was in Siloam after surgery for hernias and a French guy who had been in a motorcycle accident was in the other bed. They were prepping him for surgery that I think was going to cost around 100 million but also waiting for the cash. He was on his mobile to various people and running into difficulties with an insurer, with daily bank transfer limits, etc. Left me thinking that your best bet then is a credit card with a big limit. But even that may cause headaches if you normally use the card for airfares, then suddenly want 100 million - alarm bells will ring at your bank - and ................ So really you need a friend taking care of it on your behalf.If you have reason to go to hospital in Bali you have to be able to afford it.
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