A British man has sadly died, and his girlfriend is fighting for her life after someone spiked their drinks while on vacation. The two had been in Thailand.
38-year-old Tom Pardhy and his girlfriend Naomi Raksha visited the country earlier this month. He tragically died on March 6 while in Bangkok. According to Raksha's mom, Heather Brown, spiked drinks were to blame. She said on Facebook that the two "were given spiked drinks in Bangkok."
Pardhy passed away on March 11.
He was mourned online. The post read, "It is with indescribable grief and sadness that we are writing to tell you of the sudden, accidental and unexpected death of our dear Tom in Bangkok last Friday 6th of March. We know this will come as a terrible shock to all his many friends. He was an absolute beacon of light in his East London community and beyond... From the festival circuit, to his beloved yoga community, we know he will be dearly missed by so many. Our breaking hearts go out to you all."
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It continued, "We will share here when we have more information about a gathering to celebrate Tom's life. We are keeping what we know about the circumstances of his death within our close family and friends, and ask that any questions about exactly what has happened are not asked here. Please respect our privacy at this time. We are deeply comforted in the knowledge that his last month in Thailand with his love Naomi was truly the happiest of his life."
The post concluded, "Lastly, if you feel to write any posts honouring Tom's life, that you please use the hashtag #TLPLOVE so we can all read them all. With love from Joanna, Alex and Naomi (Tom's mother, sister and girlfriend)."
Following her battle after drinking the spiked drink, Naomi shared her own experience. She revealed that she died several times and went into a coma.
Naomi's post read, "On the morning of March 6 in Bangkok, my life changed in a way I never could have imagined. I suffered a heart attack and was pronounced dead multiple times before slipping into a coma. By every medical measure, the odds of surviving weren't in my favour - yet somehow, I am still here."
She remembered her boyfriend, "He was my best friend, my biggest fan, my rock, my confidant, my teammate - my guy. I loved him like I've never loved anything before and the past six weeks we had together were magic. That's what I'm holding onto to get through this."
