Simone’s mother Sue White and Simone’s best friend Bethany told ITV News that the police investigation in Laos is yet to provide them with any answers.
But at 2am, the night before she was due to fly, Ms White received a phone call from Bethany and one of the hospital doctors, asking her to give permission for Simone to have brain surgery.
Ms White arrived as Simone was taken to surgery, and on the Sunday evening after a CT scan they were told Simone had 5% brain power and by Monday it had gone down to zero.
Ms White said she was told she would have to switch off Simone’s life support herself as the doctors could not do it for religious reasons.
Bethany, who was with Simone in Laos, described how on the night she watched the hostel bartender pour the shots from a “typical vodka bottle” and then ordered Sprite to mix them with, ITV News reported.
