Cult-like groups administered him a supposed “truth serum”

Cardiff graduate found dead after being ‘brainwashed’ by New Age guru while traveling to Bali on spiritual retreat

Josephine Tabor, 30, was found by a hotel cleaner in a hotel room in Turkey on December 30, 2021, after committing suicide.

In a final diary entry, Josephine Tabor he wrote: “I’ve tried everything except suicide. It’s my ultimate roll of the dice.”

The court was told by Josephine Tabor’s family that they believed their daughter had fallen under the influence of cult groups, reading in her diary entries that she described administered “truth serum” to them.

Turkish authorities conducted an investigation that found no evidence of alcohol or drug use. Her doctor at her home in Somerset said there were no known mental health problems and no physical health problems that could have contributed to her suicide.

Josephine Tabor graduated from Cardiff University with a degree in Psychology. She was also a passionate and qualified yoga teacher, sharing teaching videos on a social media page dedicated to her yoga.

The yoga teacher was deeply immersed in the spiritual world, having attended a retreat in Bali for three weeks before her death. It is believed that her interest in spiritualism was taken up when she met her boyfriend in America, who was very interested in retreats and tarot readings.

Josephine Tabor was also a successful businesswoman, running a successful online marketing and branding business. She has produced content for over 15,000 social media followers. Court hearing Josephine Tabor described her as an “independent and capable woman”.

A statement read at Taunton Coroner’s Court, presented by the family of Josephine Tabor said: “These retreats claimed to provide answers, they have thousands of followers, that does not make them qualified or altruistic.

“We know an investigation cannot assign blame, yet there is a cult side to many of these withdrawals.

“When a vulnerable person is told that a higher power can help them and that the universe is looking out for them, not friends and family, they have no one to turn to because they have been brainwashed that the answers are not here, but in another. universe.”

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