A bartender at a restaurant in Hoi A mixed 70-degree medical alcohol with filtered water, lemon peel, and sugar to create a homemade alcoholic drink, which he then served to two foreign tourists. Both suffered methanol poisoning and died after consuming it.
The Quang Nam Provincial Police’s Department of Investigation Police on Social Order Crimes has prosecuted and temporarily detained Le Tan Gia (born in 1979, residing in Cam Nam ward, Hoi An city, Quang Nam province) for violating food safety regulations.
On December 26, 2024, authorities received a report regarding the sudden deaths of two foreign tourists at an accommodation facility in Hoi An.
Investigators from the Quang Nam Provincial Police, in coordination with professional units, determined that the victims died from methanol poisoning after consuming a toxic homemade alcoholic drink.
The investigation revealed that at 3:30 p.m. on December 24, 2024, Le Tan Gia, a bartender at a restaurant in Hoi An, improperly mixed 70-degree medical alcohol—a substance meant solely for sterilization and not for consumption—with filtered water, lemon peel, and white sugar to create two bottles of homemade alcohol. He then served them to the two tourists.
After drinking, both victims suffered severe methanol poisoning, which ultimately proved fatal.
According to Dan Tri newspaper, at approximately the afternoon of December 26, 2024, staff at H.C. tourist villa (Van Lang village, Cam Thanh commune, Hoi An) discovered Ms. Otteson Greta Marie (born in 1991, British nationality) lifeless in room 101, lying on her bed.
In room 201, authorities also found Mr. Els Arno Quinton (born in 1988, South African nationality) dead in a supine position on the bed.
Following these discoveries, the Quang Nam Provincial Police launched an investigation, leading to the arrest of Le Tan Gia.
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