Brit lawyer Simone White, 28, dies along with 4 others in ‘methanol-laced alcohol’ poisoning in backpacking hotspot Laos

A BRIT lawyer has died aft seemingly being poisoned by a portion laced with methanol portion holidaying successful Laos.

Simone White, 28, from Orpington, Kent, is the 5th tourer to person horrifically died aft falling sick past week.

At slightest 7 others including different Brit holidaymakers were hospitalised.

An Australian teenager, 2 Danish women successful their twenties and an American are besides those reported to person died aft the incidental successful Vang Vieng.

Meanwhile a twelve others are thought to person been near earnestly unwell.

It comes aft Bianca Jones, 19, was rushed to infirmary connected November 13 successful neighbouring Thailand aft falling sick successful Vang Vieng - a municipality fashionable with overseas backpackers.

The teen, from Melbourne, Australia, died connected Thursday.

A Thai constabulary authoritative told Reuters: "The doc who examined her said the origin of decease was a methanol poisoning, from fake liquor.

"The magnitude of methanol successful her assemblage was high, starring to swelling of the brain."

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