True Crime: The Unexplained Death of New Brighton Local, Nigel Bom
Episode 11 retraces Krystal’s journey in the lead up to the release of the full autopsy.
New Brighton local Nigel Bom was found decomposing on his bed in his flat on 30 March 2021. After his funeral, more and more information surfaced causing his sister Krystal to question the Police’s explanation for Nigel’s death - that he had died from a medical event.
We always thought a seizure was going to be what took my brother from us but to know that wasn’t the case is what hurts us the most. To know somebody took him from us is heartbreaking. He will no longer get to watch his nieces and nephews grow up.
Krystal Martin, Nigel Bom’s sister
The last time Nigel was seen alive was on the night of 24 March by a taxi driver who was taking him from his mother’s home to his flat. The driver had no recall of meeting Nigel and the taxi company deleted the recording of the taxi ride.
After Nigel’s funeral, people told his family he had been killed. The news was devastating to mother Debbie and sister Krystal Martin.
Nigel as a boy.
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