Troy Scott Johnston’s wife found him unresponsive with severe head injuries at Uncle Benz Cafe in South Kuta, Indonesia about 4am on Thursday morning.
Johnston, 40, was rushed to Bimc Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.
Johnston was on holiday with his wife, Ni Nyoman Purnianti, and son.
The owner of Uncle Benz Cafe, Gede Wijaya, was charged with murder by Indonesia National Police.
Wijaya said he had no intention to kill Johnston.
“He was drunk and lost control… I tried to calm him down,” Wijaya said.
“I am very sorry, I (didn’t) have any intention to hurt him.”
Purnianti told Indonesian police her husband went out for a night of drinking around 7.30pm.
“At 10.30pm Purnianti contacted Scott and he replied that he was still drinking,” police said.
Purnianti took her brother to look for her husband when he was not home by 3.45am.
“Purnianti and her brother were shocked after they found Johnston was lying in a pool of blood on the terrace of Uncle Benz Cafe,” police said.
Indonesian police alleged Wijaya was also drinking alcohol at the time.
The 20-year-old murder suspect claimed Johnston was drunk and “throwing bottles on the street”.
Wijaya allegedly tried to calm him down but was hit by Johnston.
“Wijaya was attacked and slammed, they both wrestled on the floor, Scott quickly got up and grab a chair and throw it at Wijaya,” police alleged.
The cafe owner allegedly grabbed the chair from Johnston’s hand and spontaneously hit his head, causing him to fall down with severe head injuries.
Wijaya is facing 15 years in jail in Indonesia if found guilty of murder.
