Man, 33, found dead in his apartment just three days after he’d complained of an infected tooth and his dentist sent him home with Panadol
A 33-year-old man was found dead in his apartment just two days after he visited the dentist for a tooth infection and was sent home with Panadol (Tylenol).
Bradley Tucek, who lived alone in North Sydney, Australia, told his family on July 13 that he was in ‘agony’ with toothache. He visited the dentist the next day and was told he had an infection. He was given antibiotics as well as painkillers, which his family has since branded ‘inadequate’. Bradley (pictured with his father Greg) was booked in for an operation to get the tooth removed the following week but died two days later.
Police believe he died on Saturday, July 16 but his body was only discovered when concerned colleagues visited his house on Monday to check on him. His family said he had suffered a ‘great deal of pain and suffering’ before dying alone on his kitchen floor. It’s unclear how he died, with a post-mortem expected to take weeks. He’s pictured here with his mother Rose.
Sister Ally Valentine (pictured left) revealed her brother’s tragic death on a GoFundMe page she set up to help pay for his body to be transported to Perth where his parents live. She wrote: ‘Our lives were ripped into a billion pieces this week with the devastating news our dearly loved son, brother, brother-in-law, uncle, grandson, cousin, nephew and friend passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. We are hurting so much and have a logistical nightmare ahead of us over the coming weeks.’
She continued: ‘The circumstances of Brad’s death are heart-wrenching. Brad (pictured with his niece and nephew) lived by himself in Sydney, while his parents and sister live in Perth. He spent much of the pandemic alone due to border closures and working from home. Last week he fell ill with a toothache and was sent home from a dentist with antibiotics and an inadequate level of painkillers. Brad endured a great deal of pain and suffering before dying alone in his home, on his kitchen floor.’
She also questioned how he could have died from ‘a simple toothache’. ‘We are utterly devastated by this and don’t want Brad to be alone any longer,’ she said. ‘His body is currently with the NSW coroner so a postmortem can be conducted. We want answers as to how a simple toothache can lead to a devastating loss of life, and this process may take weeks.’ She added that NSW Police had ruled out suicide or foul play. The family, who have flown to Sydney from their home in Perth, are waiting to see what the NSW Coroners Court findings are.
During their final conversation, Bradley, who worked as a tech analyst and was a talented artist, told her he was too sick to talk. ‘There is no other human being on this earth, there’s nobody else like him,’ Ally said, paying tribute to her brother. ‘He was really set in his ways, he was really stubborn, he knew what he wanted and he would fight for it. He had a larger than life personality and he was just adored by everyone. He was super social. He would go and spend time with his friends, he loved a drink and was the last person to leave.’ The family is now raising money to get Bradley’s body to Perth.
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