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After her death, local police focused on how Ms Schmidt got onto the road.
TAMARA’S mysterious death in New Zealand baffled police and her family. Now we finally know why she died.
WHEN Brisbane woman Tamara Schmidt died suddenly in remote New Zealand, her family and police were mystified by the “extremely strange” death.
The 37-year-old was struck by a car on a highway near Bluff, at the southern tip of the South Island, in October 2015 after she had been lying on the road. At the initial stages of the police inquiry it wasn’t clear if she was already dead by the time she was hit by the car.
It later emerged Ms Schmidt was assaulted by her partner Richard Konarski in the hours leading up to her death. He has always maintained he was trying to restrain Ms Schmidt, a mother-of-four, who he claimed was in a rage. He escaped a conviction after a judge ruled what happened was excessive self-defence.
He then faced accusations by his partner’s family who thought he was partly responsible for what happened because he abandoned her in the dark.
An inquest into her death has finally revealed what led to the dramatic chain of events that ultimately cost Ms Schmidt her life.
Coroner Marcus Elliott said the driver of the car that hit the Australian could not be blamed as visibility was low due to the undulating road — and he also said Mr Konarski could not be held responsible.
Inquest findings into Tamara Schmidt’s death have been released.Source:Facebook
According to Stuff, the inquest findings state Mr Konarski pulled up the campervan he was driving up to two times in the hours before her death because he and Ms Schmidt were arguing. Later, in a rural area, Ms Schmidt got out of the van with a glass of vodka. She returned a short time later, took her bag, and walked into the darkness.
It was the last time anyone ever saw her alive.
Mr Elliot said there was no law that said an adult who walked off of their own accord had to be searched for.
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An analysis of Ms Schmidt’s blood revealed a surprise — she was more than twice the legal limit to drive, and had a dangerous level of temazepam in her system. She took the drug to help her sleep, but a toxicologist gave evidence it was enough to be regarded as an overdose, Stuff reported. A pathologist believed the combination of drugs and alcohol could have killed her even without the injuries caused when she was run over.
Ms Schmidt had a dangerous level of temazepam and alcohol in her system.Source:No Source
A spokesman said: “It’s extremely strange. We are trying to piece together exactly what happened.”
Her eldest son, Jack Caughey, told media after her death of the moment he was told she had been killed.
Mr Caughey she he learnt of his mother’s death when the family was called together.
“My dad came over and said, ‘It’s your mum’. It hit me and a part of me was taken away and I can’t get it back,” he said.
“She was always kind and she was always happy. She would make sure she did anything she could to make people happy. She was beautiful — she didn’t deserve this.
“She always wanted to go to New Zealand. I’ve always wanted to go as well and (her death has) given me more reason to go so I can be there, where she was.”
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