Family devastated by ‘unacceptable’ charges over methanol deaths of Australian teenagers in Laos
•The Australian government expresses frustration over inadequate charges related to the methanol poisoning deaths of two teenagers in Laos.
•Bianca Jones and Holly Morton-Bowles, both 19, died while backpacking in Vang Vieng in late 2024.
•Authorities are expected to pursue lesser charges, which the families find disappointing.
المصدر: The Guardian World | Source: The Guardian WorldAustralian government says it is ‘deeply frustrated’ and will continue to press for ‘real charges with teeth’ over deaths of Bianca Jones and Holly Morton-Bowles
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The Australian government says it wants “real charges with teeth” over the fatal methanol poisoning of two teenage travellers in Laos, as authorities prepare to lay lesser charges that have been called “bitterly” disappointing.
Melbourne travellers Bianca Jones and Holly Morton-Bowles, both 19, were backpacking through the south-east Asian nation in late 2024 when they were fatally poisoned with methanol while drinking at Nana backpackers hostel in Vang Vieng.
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→The Australian government expresses frustration over inadequate charges related to the methanol poisoning deaths of two teenagers in Laos.
→Bianca Jones and Holly Morton-Bowles, both 19, died while backpacking in Vang Vieng in late 2024.
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