The families of Melbourne teens Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles who died from methanol poisoning in Laos have received devastating news.
The Laos Government has all but ruled out criminal charges for anyone in the wake of their daughters’ deaths after they suffered methanol poisoning from drinking bootleg liquor at a Laos backpacker hostel in the tourist town Vang Vieng.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said of the correspondence with the Laos Government: “The explanation provided suggested the Prosecutor does not consider they have sufficient evidence to establish the necessary legal link between the Tiger alcohol and the deaths of Holly and Bianca.”
At least 11 people visiting the backpacker town were hospitalised in November 2024 after drinking contaminated alcohol.
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Among them were Australians Bowles and Jones, who died after being transferred to a hospital in Thailand.
Holly Morton-Bowles and Bianca Jones. Credit: 7NEWS
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