British lawyer’s parents ‘devastated’ at her suspected poisoning death

The parents of a British lawyer who died aft allegedly being served drinks laced with methanol successful Laos person said they are “devastated by the nonaccomplishment of our beautiful, benignant and loving daughter”.

Simone White, 28, from Orpington, Kent, was 1 of a fig of radical taken to infirmary aft the incidental successful the fashionable backpacking municipality of Vang Vieng past week.

Police successful Laos person detained the manager and proprietor of a hostel successful transportation with the decease of Ms White and 5 others, who are besides believed to person been poisoned.

Simone was 1 of a benignant and had the astir fantastic vigor and spark for life

Simone White's parents

In a statement, Ms White’s parents said: “We are devastated by the nonaccomplishment of our beautiful, benignant and loving girl Simone.

“Simone was 1 of a benignant and had the astir fantastic vigor and spark for life.

“She was a psyche who gave truthful overmuch to truthful galore and was loved by her family, friends and colleagues.

“Simone has been taken from america excessively soon, she volition beryllium sorely missed by her brother, grandma and full family.

“Our hearts spell retired to each different families who person been affected by this unspeakable tragedy.”

An serviceman astatine Vang Vieng’s Tourism Police bureau said nary charges person been filed but a “number of people” person been detained successful the case.

Staff astatine the Nana Backpacker Hostel, which is inactive operating but not accepting caller guests, confirmed the manager and proprietor were among those taken successful for questioning.

Ms White was a lawyer with planetary instrumentality steadfast Squire Patton Boggs, whose enactment progressive wide commercialized matters, and contentious and non-contentious intelligence spot instrumentality issues, according to the firm’s website.

In a statement, the instrumentality steadfast said: “It is with heavy sadness that we mourn the tragic passing of our beloved person and workfellow Simone White.

“Simone was a talented workfellow with a agleam aboriginal up of her and idiosyncratic who epitomised (our firm’s) values.

“Our thoughts spell retired to each of Simone’s family, friends and those colleagues and clients who had the privilege to enactment with and cognize Simone. She volition beryllium sincerely missed.”