Barman arrested over death of Brit tourist & fiance in Vietnam after they drank deadly cocktail laced with methanol

A BARTENDER has been arrested successful Vietnam aft allegedly making the deadly cocktail that killed a British tourer and her fiance.

The bodies of 33-year-old Greta Otteson and her South African fiance Arno Els, 36, were recovered successful their Vietnamese villa aft they drank toxic limoncello.

The couple died from methanol poisoning implicit Christmas and were recovered successful their villa successful Hoi an connected Boxing Day.

Local barroom tender Le Tan Gia, 45, was arrested connected Friday for making the toxic portion that led to their deaths, authorities media has said.

Officers revealed Gia had utilized 70-percent aesculapian alcohol, mixing it with water, lemonade and sweetener to marque bottles of limoncello connected December 24.

"After taking the drinks, the 2 suffered superior methanol poisoning, starring to their death," the study said.

A police spokesperson said: "The Criminal Investigation Police Department of Quang Nam Province has arrested Le Tan Gia, of Cam Nam Ward, Hoi An, connected charges of violating nutrient information regulations.

"The prosecution of the suspect volition continue, based connected the grounds that helium served the victims methanol drinks that caused their deaths.

"Currently, the lawsuit is being investigated and handled by the constabulary unit successful accordance with the law."

The recently engaged mates had been fixed the 2 bottles astatine a edifice astir 3:30 pm.

They were discovered connected Boxing Day by horrified unit moving for the resort.

Greta was recovered lifeless successful her furniture portion Arno was discovered dormant successful a abstracted country which had been locked.

A Quang Nam Provincial Police spokesperson said: "There were nary signs of ransacking astatine the scene.

"The victims' belongings and phones were untouched."

Police added that determination were nary signs of scratches oregon carnal trauma inflicted connected the bodies.

As portion of the probe they confiscated respective utilized bottles of intoxicant from the crime scene.

The brace had been staying astatine the villa for a fig of months aft arriving successful aboriginal July.

Police person confirmed that the probe into their deaths is inactive ongoing.

The lawsuit came aft six tourists died of suspected methanol poisoning aft a nighttime retired successful the Laos backpacker hotspot of Vang Vieng.

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