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Bikram Lama’s Long Journey Home | Perth News
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A heartbreaking but ultimately hopeful story from Sydney: Bikram Lama, a Nepalese student who died homeless in Hyde Park in December 2023, has finally been repatriated home after months of bureaucratic delays and emotional agony for his family. DNA confirmation from his mother was critical to the identification process, and a community-driven GoFundMe raised over $20,000 to cover costs — a testament to compassion in crisis. His body departed Sydney Friday evening, bound for Kathmandu and then his remote village, bringing closure after seven long months of uncertainty. The coroner released his remains in early July, but no cause of death has been determined — a somber reminder of life’s fragility and the power of collective kindness.
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