Families of tourists killed in suspected Laos mass methanol poisoning reject investigation outcome
Families of six tourists who died from suspected methanol poisoning in Laos are rejecting the local police investigation's findings. The families claim that authorities ignored key evidence and failed to conduct necessary autopsies, effectively covering up the circumstances of the deaths.
Why it matters
The case highlights international concerns regarding justice and transparency in tourism-related fatalities.
Bianca Jones (left) and Holly Morton-Bowles, both 19 and from Melbourne, died after drinking suspected tainted cocktails in Laos. ( Supplied )
Link copied Share Share article Twenty months after the deaths of six people from a suspected mass methanol poisoning at a hostel in Laos, local police last week finally outlined the results of their investigation.
Australian teenagers Bianca Jones, Holly Morton-Bowles, and four other tourists died after consuming what was believed to be tainted drinks at the Nana Backpackers Hostel in Vang Vieng in November 2024.
But families eagerly awaiting any development that would bring justice over the deaths of their loved ones were left sorely disappointed by the findings.
Instead, they heard claims they have rejected as excuses, and "false".
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