Who was Simone White and how did she die? Brit lawyer poisoned in Laos with methanol laced alcohol [Video]

SIMONE White is the fifth tourist to have passed away after allegedly drinking free shots laced with deadly methanol during a holiday in Laos. 

The British lawyer was among several holidaymakers who became dangerously ill while staying in the popular resort town of Vang Vieng. Here’s what we know about Simone:

Simone White was from Orpington, Kent.

The 28-year-old was an associate lawyer specialising in technology and intellectual property at the London office of the American law firm Squire Patton Boggs.

After completing her A-levels at St Olave’s Grammar School in Orpington, she studied law at Newcastle University before taking the fast-track course at the BPP law school.

According to her Facebook page, she had studied abroad at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands in 2017.

In November 2024, Simone, along with other holidaymakers, were reportedly ‘poisoned’ at the Nana Backpacker Hostelin the popular resort town …