On the 1st of May, a hotel in Bali, Indonesia, discovered the bodies of two Chinese tourists—a man and a woman—completely naked when they were found dead. Local officials are presently looking into the situation, but they have not yet been able to determine if the two died by suicide or were killed.
The unfortunate tragedy happened over the busy May Day holidays when over 6.265 million visitors travelled to various locations worldwide, and over 274 million domestic travellers took advantage of their hard-earned vacation time.
The victims, who were staying in hotel room 4223, are said to be a 22-year-old female called Cheng from Jiangxi Province in East China and a 25-year-old male with the last name Li from the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of South China.
According to local media reports, the male victim was discovered lying in the hotel corridor, covered in blood, with wounds on his neck and left leg. A hotel employee was contacted by a guest who claimed they overheard another guest calling for help in the hallway at around 6:34 am on Monday.
The female victim was discovered in the restroom bleeding from her neck. At the time of their discovery, both were allegedly fully naked. According to footage from the hotel’s CCTV system, Li reserved the room and arrived on the 30th of April at roughly 8:00 pm.
The two ordered dinner soon after Cheng arrived on Monday at 12:17 am, and it was brought to the room at 1:17 am.
On Thursday, the 4th of May, a police official in Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province, where the female victim resided, revealed that the woman was a local who had left on the 25th of April for studies in Thailand.
The victim’s family was reportedly contacted by local Guangxi authorities, where the other victim resided.
Bali has long been a popular tourist destination for Chinese visitors, and the hotel involved is frequently listed in travel publications. The hotel has not yet released a statement on the subject, and bookings may still be made as usual on its official website.
Earlier on the 28th of April, the Chinese Consulate General in Denpasar released an official note urging Chinese citizens heading to Bali for the May Day holiday to travel with caution.
“We are all shocked that this happened in Bali,” a Chinese tour guide said, adding that the event hasn’t significantly influenced Chinese visitors’ vacation plans in Bali. “The subsequent impact on Bali tourism remains to be seen,” she continued.
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