SIMONE White is the fifth tourist to have passed away after allegedly drinking free shots laced with deadly methanol during a holiday in Laos.  The British lawyer was among several

The mother of a London lawyer who died after drinking contaminated vodka while travelling in Laos has recalled her “horrendous” journey to be at her daughter’s bedside.

Police have arrested the owner of a factory in Laos thought to be the source of the methanol poisoning that killed six tourists – including a British woman. The plant, outside the capital Vientiane is believed to have made the Tiger Vodka and Tiger Whiskey that they drank in the popular backpacker town of Vang Vieng.

Ms White among six to die after drinking alcohol suspected to have been laced with methanol in the backpacking hotspot Vang Vieng

A British lawyer who died of suspected methanol poisoning in a backpacker town in northern Laos was a “beautiful, kind and loving daughter”, her parents said on Friday.

A British woman has died and her friend is ill after having a drink allegedly containing methanol while on holiday in Laos.

The mother of a British lawyer who died of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos has described her race from the UK to be by her daughter’s side as she underwent brain surgery.

The development comes as the mother of British tourist Simone White, one of the six tourists killed, speaks out for the first time.