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British backpacker
Coverage of British backpacker in the Nexus archive.
- Hostel workers 'weren't involved' in contaminating drinks that killed British backpacker and five other people in Laos mass methanol poisoning, inquest told
An inquest was told that Hostel workers were not involved in contaminating drinks that led to a mass methanol poisoning in Laos, resulting in the deaths of six people, including a British backpacker. The incident occurred in Laos and involved methanol poisoning. The inquest is investigating the circumstances surrounding the deaths.
- British backpacker faces years in Thai prison after picking up woman's phone 'when he mistook it for his own'
A British backpacker is facing a lengthy prison sentence in Thailand after accidentally picking up a woman's phone, mistaking it for his own. The incident highlights potential legal consequences of mistaken property possession in international contexts.