Parents 'devastated' over daughter's suspected poisoning death

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The parents of British lawyer Simone White, who died in a suspected poisoning in Laos, have said they are "devastated" by the "terrible tragedy".

Ms White died in hospital after drinking alcohol suspected to have been laced with methanol in the backpacking hotspot Vang Vieng.

The 28-year-old was one of six tourists to die in the suspected mass poisoning.

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