Brit who died after drinking limoncello revealed horror symptom - in her EYES
Brit who died after drinking limoncello revealed horror symptom - in her EYES
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A British woman who died with her fiancé after allegedly being poisoned by methanol-laced limoncello told her family about a symptom she believed was just a bad hangover. Greta Marie Otteson, 33, and Arno Els Quinton, 36, had moved to Hoi An, Vietnam, in February 2024, taking out a lease out on the red-roofed Silverbell Villa, a nine-bedroom ten minutes from Hoi An Ancient Town, a Unesco world heritage site. But they were tragically discovered dead by resort staff on Boxing Day - just three weeks after their engagement.
Two bottles of limoncello were delivered to the hotel reception from a different restaurant, cops said. And the next morning Greta texted her parents saying she was suffering "the worst hangover ever" and was experiencing "black spots" in her vision. The couple reportedly decided to "sleep off" the symptoms but hotel staff found the couple dead hours later. Greta, from Wales, was discovered lifeless in her bed and Arno in a nearby room.
According to investigators, the couple's deaths were caused by methanol poisoning from contaminated alcohol, believed to be "homemade" limoncello purchased from a local restaurant on Christmas Eve. Two bottles of limoncello were delivered to the hotel reception from a different restaurant, local police said.
A photograph posted online of the restaurant’s menu shows it offers the liqueur, which is mainly produced in southern Italy and is listed alongside the word “homemade” in brackets. The menu says it costs 85,000 Vietnamese dong per shot — around £2.70 — but reviews say free shots are given to customers after meals.
