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Sean Headifen - Source: ONE News -
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A New Zealand man is dead after a bar fight in Bali.
Sean Headifen, a 22-year-old former soldier, was on holiday with his girlfriend when he was killed, The Dominion Post reported on Tuesday.
Up to seven people were being questioned in connection with Headifen's death, his relatives and friends had been told.
Headifen's mother, Merrill Headifen, said she understood her son had became involved in a "brawl-type fight" in a bar overnight on Saturday, but it was unclear how it had started.
Headifen, who learnt of her son's death on Sunday, said she had been told a barman threw a bottle or glass at his head.
Headifen was taken back to where he was staying with his girlfriend, Sarah, and floated in and out of consciousness during the night.
The couple tried to get medical help, but did not have enough cash on them to pay for an ambulance and did not have travel insurance.
His girlfriend tried to keep Headifen awake, but she eventually fell asleep and when she woke up he was dead beside her.
She returned to the bar with police that morning and identified those involved in the fight.
Headifen grew up in Levin and had served with the New Zealand peacekeeping force in East Timor.
A Foreign Affairs Ministry spokeswoman said embassy staff in Jakarta had been providing advice and support to the family.
"They're also providing consular assistance to his travelling
companion."
