Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madixyou are late my friend, Ali Rafiqcollapsed in her parents’ home before she was found dead … TMZ has learned.
Ali’s sister, Rabia RafiqHe tells us that his mother found Ali under their house in St. Louis on Friday afternoon, and says it appears he fell and hit his head on a table.
We’re told Ali was found dead on the floor around 4 a.m. Friday … about three hours after she was believed to have passed. He had called his father from the house about 4 hours earlier.
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Ali’s sister says her brother had no known illnesses, apart from asthma… We are told there were no signs of foul play, and no indication why he fell.
Ali was a picky eater who used to post pictures of her meals, but her sister says she was never overweight or unhealthy.
The Rafiqs are Muslim and Ali’s sister says their religion requires that bodies be buried ASAP…so the family buried Ali on Saturday, right after his body was released to the family.
Because Ali died on a Friday and was buried the next day, we are told that Tom did not have a chance to go to St. Louis during the funeral. We are told that Tom arrived in his village on Sunday and spent a lot of time with Ali’s parents, and went to the cemetery to say goodbye to his friend.
Ali’s sister says Tom’s parents went to Saturday’s funeral and FaceTimed with Tom to make sure he was there … and Ariana sent flowers.
Like we said… Ariana It looked very painful on Saturday after returning to town from a trip to NYC, paying tribute to Ali with a social media post. Tom also shared a memorial post.
Ali’s sister says his death certificate lists “organ failure” as the cause of death, but the family is awaiting toxicology reports to determine what happened.
We are told Ali’s friends are planning a celebration of life in St. Louis, and maybe another memorial in Los Angeles.