Brother of British tourist, 28, who died in mass ethanol poisoning in Laos condemns £135 fines for offenders as 'an absolute joke'

The brother of Simone White, a British tourist who died in a mass ethanol poisoning in Laos has lambasted £135 fines being issued to offenders as 'an absolute joke'.


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