A British events organiser has died and his girlfriend was left fighting for her life after the couple’s drinks were allegedly spiked during a holiday in Bangkok. Tom Pardhy, 38, passed away on 6 March while his partner Naomi Raksha, 31, was rushed to hospital in intensive care following the alleged poisoning. Tributes have poured in from family, friends, and the London music and wellness communities.

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The couple were on a six-week holiday in Thailand when Naomi first fell ill on a night out, prompting Tom to take her to hospital in a tuk-tuk. Naomi was intubated in ICU after suffering a cardiac arrest. About 24 hours later, her family learned Tom had been found unresponsive in their hotel. According to his mother Heather, the pair had reportedly had their drinks spiked with a combination of cocaine and heroin.

Tom Pardhy was a well-known figure in the events and music industries, having managed stages at festivals including Dimensions, Houghton, Hideout, and Oasis in Morocco. He co-founded the events company We Concur and worked as a life coach, youth mentor and yoga instructor. His family described his death as “sudden, accidental and unexpected,” and called him “an absolute beacon of light in his East London community and beyond.”

Naomi has shared her own account on social media, revealing she had died “multiple times” before being resuscitated and slipping into a coma. She is now in a rehabilitation centre to focus on her physical recovery and to receive treatment for grief, PTSD and trauma. Naomi paid tribute to Tom, calling him her “best friend, my biggest fan, my rock, my confidant, my teammate” and credited him with saving her life.

The Sun reported that a cremation ceremony for Tom is planned at a Buddhist temple in Bangkok on Thursday, 19 March. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office confirmed it is supporting the family and is in contact with local authorities. Thai police have been approached for comment, but no suspects have yet been identified. A GoFundMe page set up by Naomi’s family has raised nearly £10,000 to assist with her hospital bills and travel expenses.

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17 minutes ago, Georgealbert said:

According to his mother Heather, the pair had reportedly had their drinks spiked with a combination of cocaine and heroin.

Is that common? To spike drinks with heroin and cocaine? Never heard of that before.

2 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

Is that common? To spike drinks with heroin and cocaine? Never heard of that before.

Spiking drinks with Heroin is not common, but it has happend. It will kill a person, for sure. How Heather knows this is not stated.

Seems strange her "spiked" drink took effect same night and his didn't kick in until much later

9 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

Is that common? To spike drinks with heroin and cocaine? Never heard of that before.

Yeah, at first I thought they had been poisoned, then I was thinking of date rape types of drugs. Now it sounds like a malicious act using something someone had in hand.

Like Dirty Harry says ... "got to know your limitations"

Who would spike someone’s drink with heroin and cocaine, and for what? It does not add up, unless the reporting is wrong about which drugs were involved. Perhaps they were simply using recreationally and accidentally overdosed, and then she claimed her drink was spiked when she got to the hospital to avoid being arrested for Class 1 drug use. My guess is that only cocaine was involved, possibly cut with too much fentanyl, and that could be what killed him. Fentanyl might also show up positive for heroin in a drug test. She may also have worried she could be charged with his death if she admitted they had taken the drugs together, especially if the authorities believed she was the one who gave him the drugs. She probably also did not want his clients, family and friends to know that he was taking drugs and overdosed, hence the spiked drink story.

30 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

Is that common? To spike drinks with heroin and cocaine? Never heard of that before.

Pretty expensive way to spike a drink, and two hard to come by drugs.

1 minute ago, cjinchiangrai said:

Pretty expensive way to spike a drink, and two hard to come by drugs.

Do you think so?

Beginnings of a new novel.

Seems to me someone was out to get these folks.

RIP and condolences to family and friends.

I find it so hard to relate to this couple. The photos are so cringey and seem to scream "look at me, look at me". Naomi's tribute to her boyfriend as "my biggest fan" kind of re-directs attention back to her. Her posting that she is now receiving treatment for grief, PTSD and trauma looks like AI generated for the purpose of the gofundme.

3 minutes ago, cjinchiangrai said:

Pretty expensive way to spike a drink, and two hard to come by drugs.

I was withholding stating it explicitly because many people already think I'm an ahole, but .... to play devil's advocate I am thinking maybe they took the drugs willingly, and the spiked drink theory is false.

Not trying to be disrespectful to the victims, but if I was an investigator on the case, I would consider that possibility.

...who spiked the drinks?, only them & nobody else ...

You don't have to be Russian to play Russian Roulette.

I mean no disrespect to the deceased, but the story doesn't add up. As someone with experience in these matters, I know that both cocaine and heroin have very strong tastes and I can't imagine either one going unnoticed in somebody's drink, especially with 2 imbibers. . It is, of course, a tragic event for all involved.

This story sounds fishy.

6 minutes ago, misterpolite said:

I mean no disrespect to the deceased, but the story doesn't add up. As someone with experience in these matters, I know that both cocaine and heroin have very strong tastes and I can't imagine either one going unnoticed in somebody's drink, especially with 2 imbibers. . It is, of course, a tragic event for all involved.

They were possibly using some dodgy cocaine cut with too much fentanyl and accidentally overdosed. He died and she survived. But if that is the case then she had to come up with the spiked drink story because admitting she had been recreationally using cocaine with him in Thailand would have landed her in jail for Class 1 drug use. So she needed a version of events that made it seem the drugs ended up in her system against her will.

I say self-inflicted, murder suicide.

26 minutes ago, BilllyGOAT said:

Who would spike someone’s drink with heroin and cocaine, and for what? It does not add up, unless the reporting is wrong about which drugs were involved. Perhaps they were simply using recreationally and overdosed, and then she claimed her drink was spiked when she got to the hospital to avoid being arrested for Class 1 drug use. My guess is that only cocaine was involved, possibly cut with too much fentanyl, and that could be what killed him. Fentanyl might also show up positive for heroin in a drug test. She may also have worried she could be charged with murder if she admitted they had taken the drugs together, especially if the authorities believed she was the one who gave him the drugs. She probably also did not want his clients, family and friends to know that he was taking drugs and overdosed, hence the spiked drink story.

wow,your talents are wasted on this site sherlock.

Just now, theshu25 said:

wow,your talents are wasted on this site sherlock.

Just a hunch Watson. 😂 👍🏼🙏🏻

5 minutes ago, BilllyGOAT said:

They were possibly using some dodgy cocaine and overdosed. He died and she survived. But if that is the case then she had to come up with the spiked drink story because admitting she had been recreationally using cocaine with him in Thailand would have landed her in jail for Class 1 drug use. So she needed a version of events that made it seem the drugs ended up in her system against her will.

I'd put money on it.

1 hour ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I can only see 2 people

I can see only tattoos.

8 minutes ago, barmatt said:

I say self-inflicted, murder suicide.

More like 'dumb & dumber'.

Damn, that was some good sh!t, let me try that again

At least they did a Thai bbq, and no 'go fund my stupidity' to ship body home.

That's one way to get you in 'rehab' 🙄

They were doing coke back in uk

I have never heard of someone spiking a drink with heroin. Seems a bit bizarre. Rape drugs are cheap. Heroin is not. Very suspicious. Who would do that and why? The story simply does not add up.

31 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

I was withholding stating it explicitly because many people already think I'm an ahole, but .... to play devil's advocate I am thinking maybe they took the drugs willingly, and the spiked drink theory is false.

Not trying to be disrespectful to the victims, but if I was an investigator on the case, I would consider that possibility.

It is called speedballing, the heroin provides euphoria and the coke keeps them awake to enjoy it. With all of the ice and fentanyl floating around as cheap cuts it could easily turn lethal. More commonly we see drunks on ice. That does not work well either.

I would imagine that taking coke ect was quite normal for them both esp when you take his occupation into consideration and I would also imagine they have a few quid as well ( not many peps can afford 6 weeks holiday in thailand)so why the go find me, takes it away from someone who is genuinely in the <deleted>. Story defo fishie ,How ever tragic loss of life at a young ade

1 hour ago, Georgealbert said:

A GoFundMe page set up by Naomi’s family has raised nearly £10,000 to assist with her hospital bills and travel expenses.

Imagine if they had accidentally overdosed on some dodgy cocaine instead of the stated case of events. That might not not have looked quite as inspiring when kicking off the GoFundMe page, would it? Much better to go with the old spiked drink yarn. Works every time. 🤣

He was a youth mentor? Who would provide children to him for mentoring?

RIP bloke
The cynic in me says there are either more holes in this story than Swiss cheese or the backstory will be as good as a penny dreadful novel