The father of 19-year-old Holly Bowles, who died of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos last month, has said he was in "disbelief" when he realised his daughter would not pull through. Speaking to the BBC, Shaun Bowles described Holly as "everything you'd ...

Shaun Bowles said he was in “disbelief” when he realised his 19-year-old daughter Holly would not survive, after she and her best friend became violently ill after drinking alcohol believed to have been laced with the toxic substance methanol.

The dad of 19-year-old Holly Bowles, who died of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos said she was ‘everything you’d want your daughter to be.’ Holly was travelling in south east Asia with her best friend Bianca Jones when they fell ill.

Father of teen who died in Laos poisonings: 'She was everything you'd want your daughter to be'