Distillery owner could face only three months in jail over alleged poisoning Australian teenagers
Fears of light charges in case of Bianca Jones and Holly Morton-Bowles and four other travellers confirmed by Laos court
The distillery owner linked to the deaths of Australian backpackers Bianca Jones and Holly Morton-Bowles could serve just three months in jail after a court in Laos announced charges over the case.
The teenagers, who were both 19, were travelling through south-east Asia when they were fatally poisoned with methanol while drinking at Nana backpackers hostel in Vang Vieng.
Source: Theguardian.com
Original source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/17/distillery-owner-could-face-only-three-months-in-jail-over-alleged-poisoning-australian-teenagers