Memphis man charged with murder after wife dies on honeymoon in Fiji

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Authorities said Bradley Robert Dawson, 38, murdered his wife Christe Chen Dawson, 36, at a resort in the Yasawa Islands.

The couple lived in a new home on Elzey Avenue in the Cooper-Young area of Memphis. One of the couple’s neighbors said the wife was elated about their trip to Fiji for their honeymoon.

Christe Chen Dawson graduated from the University of Tennessee and worked at Kroger as a pharmacist.

FOX13 Anchor Daniel Wilkerson spoke with Bradley Robert Dawson’s attorney on Monday. Dawson’s attorney said he could not confirm the manner in which the wife died, but said his client maintains his innocence. The attorney confirmed the wife’s body was found inside a hotel room.

Youth Villages, a non-profit which helps children, confirmed Bradley Robert Dawson worked for the organization but has been suspended.

“Bradley Dawson was an IT professional at Youth Villages. He has been suspended pending further information. It is our understanding Ms. Chen was his wife, and our condolences go out to her family,” said Youth Villages in a statement to FOX13.

The attorney for Bradley Robert Dawson said he is working to get a bond for his client, who is due in a Fiji court on July 27.

Memphis man charged with murder after wife dies on honeymoon in Fiji, authorities say

A Memphis man is charged with murder after police said he killed his wife while on the couple’s honeymoon in Fiji.

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Chen’s family lawyer Ronald Gordon told Daily Mail that her family plans to take civil action against her husband Bradley Robert Dawson, 38, in case he is not found criminally responsible for the death of Chen, 36.

Gordon also noted that Chen’s remains had to be cremated in Fiji due to her severe injuries, confirming that she suffered major blows to her body.

“The family will follow the proceedings to ensure justice is served for Christe given the horrific injuries she endured,” Gordon said. “The deceased was unable to be taken back to her home because of the nature of her injuries… so she had to be cremated here in Fiji and her ashes were taken back.”

A post-mortem exam report also revealed that she had suffered multiple traumatic injuries to her body and blunt force trauma to the head.

Chen’s parents arrived in Fiji on July 13.

“She is the only child of her parents and obviously they are quite devastated and they want to ensure that justice at the end of the day is given to her,” Gordon said.
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After Chen and Dawson failed to show up for breakfast and lunch, their butler checked their room and found Chen's bloodied body. Dawson was nowhere to be found after the butler alerted management and later called the Fiji Police Force.

Dawson was eventually located on July 10 at around 3 p.m. on Matacawalevu Island, about 1.2 miles across the water from the resort. The man told a 49-year-old local that he had left the resort between 2 and 3 a.m. on Saturday and paddled on a kayak to the island after his argument with Chen.
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Body of Tennessee newlywed murdered on Fiji honeymoon cremated due to number of severe injuries

The body of Christe Chen, a newlywed Tennessee woman who was found dead inside the bathroom of her bungalow during her honeymoon, suffered such grievous injuries that it had to be cremated in Fiji. C...

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That's one helluva temper you got there, Mr. Dawson. Now you are going to meet some people who know how to manage that temper of yours. I kinda feel like you are going to spend all your prison years sitting in a corner and crying like a baby waiting for the next guy to have his turn with you.