Brit woman and fiancé who died after drinking limoncello sent harrowing final text to mum
Brit woman and fiancé who died after drinking limoncello sent harrowing final text to mum
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A Brit woman and her fiancé who were found on Boxing Day dead just weeks after they had gotten engaged allegedly poisoned by methanol-laced limoncello. Greta Marie Otteson, 33, and Arno Els Quinton, 36, were holidaying over the festive period at a hotel in Vietnam after moving to the country in February 2024.
The couple’s lifeless bodies were discovered in separate rooms by resort staff at the Hoi An Silverbell villa in Hoi An Town, Vietnam, on Boxing Day - just three weeks after their engagement. Investigators have said 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, cops said.
“Police forensics established the limoncello, which had been delivered, was the source,” a source close to the family told The Times. The next morning Greata 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, despite a local bar owner’s offer to take them to a hospital. Hotel staff found the couple dead hours later, Greta, from Wales, was in her bed and Arno in a nearby room. Home-brewed alcohol can often be found to contain Methanol, a toxic chemical that can cause blindness, brain damage, and death.
