Bianca Jones’ father breaks his silence after his daughter and her friend were poisoned to death while holidaying in Laos – as disturbing details emerge about their deadly drinks

The father of a Melbourne teenager who died of suspected methanol poisoning from drinks served in Laos said his daughter was a victim for her ‘lust for life and adventure’ whose life had been ‘cruelly cut short’. 

Bianca Jones and her friend Holly Bowles, both aged 19, fell ill after a night out in the Laos tourist town of Vang Vieng with Ms Jones dying in hospital on Thursday, and Ms Bowles on Friday. 

Mark Jones, the father of Bianca, said his daughter ‘was on the trip of a lifetime with one of her best mates’. 

‘This was meant to be a trip full of lifelong memories, and was to be the first of many,’ Mr Jones said.

‘Bianca wanted to explore the world, meet new friends, lead and create change for good.’

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Melbourne teenager Bianca Jones died after being served drinks suspected to have contained methanol in Laos