‘I knew she was going to die,’ says mother of lawyer killed in Laos poisoning after call from daughter’s friend
The following day, she received a phone call from her daughter’s friend, who told her to travel out to Laos as Simone’s condition had worsened. Simone was given two blood transfusions as well as having brain surgery as doctors attempted to save her life.
Mum of 'poisoned' ex-Newcastle University student made 'horrendous' 16-hour journey to be at her hospital bedside
Former Newcastle University student Simone White died in Laos after allegedly being served drinks laced with methanol
Mother issues warning after daughter died in suspected poisoning
"If it can happen to her, it can happen to anybody", the mother of British lawyer Simone White, who died in a suspected poisoning in Laos, has warned.
Poisoned British lawyer’s mother made 16-hour journey to be at her bedside
The mother of a British lawyer who died after allegedly being served drinks laced with methanol in Laos has revealed the “horrendous” 16-hour journey she made to be at her bedside. Simone White, 28, from Orpington, Kent, was one of a number of people taken to hospital after the incident in the popular backpacking town of Vang Vieng.
‘I knew my daughter was going to die’, says mother of lawyer killed by methanol poisoning 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 rise and fall of Vang Vieng, Laos' notorious party town
Once notorious as a debauched riverside party town, Vang Vieng had cleaned up its act in recent years, but is now in the ...
Three more arrests in suspected Laos mass methanol poisoning
The development comes as the mother of British tourist Simone White, one of the six tourists killed, speaks out for the first ...
Vang Vieng: What to know about the Laos backpacker town at center of suspected methanol poisonings
The deaths of six foreign tourists linked to a suspected mass methanol poisoning has thrown a spotlight on a small town in ...
Second Australian teen dies in tainted alcohol case in Laos that has killed 6 tourists
A second Australian teenager who fell critically ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos has died, according to a family ...
Vang Vieng: Laos party town stops serving shots after six tourists killed by 'methanol poisoning'
Laos party-goers are on edge and sticking to beer after six tourists were killed by 'methanol poisoning', with backpackers in ...
Laos detains foreign hostel staff over backpacker methanol poisonings as families and travelers demand answers
Eight staff members of a backpacker hostel in Laos have been detained by local authorities as they investigate the deaths of ...
Young Aussie wins Powerball with first ticket, 'no break' as four states to be hit with storms, bail for cop guilty of Taser manslaughter
Laos authorities have banned the sale and consumption of Tiger vodka and whiskey as they continue to investigate six methanol ...
Vang Vieng methanol poisonings: Laos government breaks silence on party town tourist deaths
Simone White, 28, from Orpington, Kent, was one of a number of people taken to hospital after the incident in the popular ...
Don’t drink local ‘Tiger’ vodka and whisky in Laos, Australia warns after tourist deaths
Australia has warned travelers against drinking spirits made by a Laos distiller, following the deaths of six foreign ...