Family members of a Scottish poker participant discovered useless just lately imagine he might have been murdered. Darren Young, 32, had been staying in a high-end apartment in Manila, Philippines, whereas enjoying on-line poker and likewise at native casinos.
His physique was discovered on his mattress in May and native coroners dominated his dying got here from double pneumonia. However, different native specialists raised concerns about the cause of death in line with the Scottish Sun.
“Darren was a great poker player,” his mom Jackie Bain informed the newspaper. “He was doing really well and making a lot of money. He was staying in a luxury condo by himself. That’s where they found him on the bed. There were no signs of a struggle, but he had nothing with him. Darren had a pile of poker chips – they were gone. So were his watch, his wallet, his bank card and the local and British money he had with him. I think the fact he was doing so well may have brought him to the attention of the wrong people.”
Hours earlier than his dying, Bain stated Young texted mates about assembly a pair, saying, “I think I’ve been drugged.” Family members later known as police after not having the ability to get in contact with him.
Young had been touring by means of to Thailand, China, Dubai, Pakistan, and Cambodia earlier than touchdown within the Philippines. He’d been staying on the apartment for only a few weeks earlier than his dying.
Young was the daddy of a five-year-old little one and family and friends bear in mind him as somebody who was at all times prepared to assist others.
The UK’s Foreign Office is believed to be speaking with Philippines officers relating to the incident.
In associated information, Irish police searched a park in Dublin in February hoping to search out the stays of Icelandic poker participant Jon Jonsson. Authorities imagine the 41-year-old might have met with foul play after leaving a on line casino within the metropolis in 2019.
