Canadian National Found Dead in Bali Villa, Police Discover Pistol and Ammunition
A Canadian national with the initials AJK (46) was found dead at Villa Kunyit Number 78, El Tulip Springhill Complex, Jimbaran, South Kuta, Badung, on Monday (6 July). The victim was discovered covered in blood inside a villa locked from within. The Head of Public Relations for Bali Regional Police, Commissioner Ariasandy, confirmed the discovery of the foreign national from Canada in a deceased condition.
“Denpasar Police Resort received a report concerning the discovery of a foreign national from Canada in a deceased condition,” said Ariasandy when contacted on Sunday (12 July).
He said investigators were still working to establish the precise cause of the victim’s death. Based on preliminary findings, the victim was estimated to have died on Monday (6 July) at around 14.30 WITA (Central Indonesia Time). The report was received by police at 15.23 WITA, whilst officers arrived at the scene at around 16.00 WITA.
The victim was identified as Aaron James Kennedy, a Canadian national holding passport number AC333789. He was born on 18 January 1980 and was known to be temporarily residing at Jalan Jimbaran Hijau Kelod Number 78, Jimbaran, South Kuta, Badung.
The incident began when the victim’s wife was unable to contact her husband. She then asked security staff at Villa Kunyit to check on his condition at the villa. The security officer knocked on the door several times but received no response.
The officer, together with the engineering department, attempted to inspect the villa from the rear. However, all access points to the interior were locked, preventing them from entering.
Not long afterwards, the victim’s friend, Benjamin James Agana Coomber, arrived at the scene with a key to the trellis door. After the trellis door was opened, the main door was found to be still locked from within. Fearing something had happened, they forced open the main door and found the victim already deceased on the sofa with a wound to the head.
The incident was then reported to the police. Police have questioned at least six witnesses: Villa Kunyit security officer M. Rifqi Hamdani, engineering officer Mohamad Afif Fahrudin, Dewa Ayu Eka Maha Yanti, who was asked by the family to check on the victim’s condition, Benjamin James Agana Coomber, Nur Hayati Sari, a neighbour at the villa, and several other witnesses at the scene.
When found, the victim was lying on his back on a brown sofa with both legs half-bent. Blood was coming from his ears, nose and mouth. The victim’s eyes were closed, whilst his right hand was still gripping a firearm. Police also found wounds on the right and left sides of the head above the ears.
The victim was wearing a black short-sleeved T-shirt, black shorts, black socks and a watch on his left wrist. The villa had two layers of doors: an iron trellis door and a main door in the style of a Balinese carved partition, both locked from the inside. The victim was found in the living room facing the balcony, whilst the balcony door was also closed. Police found blood spatter on the sofa and floor.
On a table, a notebook was found containing a message that read: “Forgive me Lord, forgive me Mom, forgive me my Queen, forgive me Jadwn, forgive me KK, forgive me Brev, I’m truly sorry.”
In addition, police found a number of the victim’s personal belongings, candles, a small cross, a watch, a ring, two motorcycles and other items.
Evidence secured included one Baikal-442 9mm calibre pistol, one magazine, four rounds of ammunition, twelve 9mm calibre rounds, one projectile, one spent cartridge case, one notebook containing handwriting, two knives, one baton, one baseball bat, one crossbow with six arrows, six watches, one ring, two iPhones, one OPPO mobile phone, one IQOS electronic smoking device with two packs of Terea, cash amounting to Rp451,000, seventeen badges, and other items of evidence related to the case.
The victim’s body has been evacuated to Prof. Ngoerah General Hospital in Denpasar for an autopsy.
Ariasandy said that, based on statements from several of the victim’s friends, the deceased was suspected to have had a history of psychological disorders and had attempted suicide several times before. However, this information is still being investigated.
“Regarding the discovery of the firearm at the scene, the General Criminal Investigation Directorate of Bali Regional Police, together with Denpasar Police Resort, is still investigating its origin and the legality of its ownership,” he said.
The case is being handled by a joint team from South Kuta Sector Police, Denpasar Police Resort and Bali Regional Police. “To date, the precise cause of the victim’s death is still awaiting the autopsy results, forensic laboratory examination and further investigation,” said Ariasandy.