Greta Otteson’s family plead for justice after couple’s methanol deaths

After drinking contamine Limoncello, a woman who died with her fiancé said they were desperate for justice.

Greta Otteson, 33 and Arno Quinton, 36, Found dead on the boxing day Hoi An, Vietnam, Finally methanol poisoning.

Hours ago, Greta had a message to Paul and Susan Otteson to say that it was “from the worst evening so far” and that he would reach out, but he never woke up.

The bartender allegedly made Limoncello was arrested in February and is free of charge. The family said they had no other updates from the police.

“This is about accountability,” Paul said, “We can’t continue.”

Da Nang City police were asked to comment.

Methanol is a type of alcohol common in cleaning products, fuel and antifreeze.

It is similar to alcoholic beverages, but it is cheaper and more toxic for humans due to the way it works by the body.

In Mr. Otteson’s house in Rhandirmwyn, Carmarthenshire, two frames of bags sit next to the stairs – one is a pink rabbit sitting on top and the other, a blue toy.

They hold the ashes of Greta and Arno.

“They are sitting in the hall with us,” said Mr. Otteson, a retired project manager. “We want to rest them, but we think we can’t do it until we get a suitable result.”

Greta lived in Hoi An, with Arno, a South African partner for about two years, and ran a villa that the couple had rented rooms for travelers.

He was the only child who was described by his father as “Magnificent”, “Free Spirit” and Cardiff, a “hardworking” studying in Paris and Los Angeles.

In November 2024, 71 -year -old Paul and 70 -year -old Susan traveled to Vietnam, met with Arno for the first time, and the couple announced soon after.

Describing Arno as “quiet but extremely clever”, Paul said, “We were very happy” and Paul, who described it as “he would like to have as a son in law”.

During their stay, the family ate several times in Good Morning Vietnam, a well -known Italian restaurant, a well -known Italian restaurant, where they enjoyed eating and finally took free shooting of Limoncello.

A few weeks later, when they left Paul and Susan Vietnam and tried to think of a Christmas gift for Greta and Arno, they remembered the restaurant and Limoncello bottles and decided to deliver a few of them to their daughters’ house.

This was a decision that would have the most destructive consequences.

Within a few hours after drinking Limoncello, Greta texted his parents to say that it was a terrible evening on Christmas Day, but he saw black spots, but brushed them to get medical help from a friend who visited them.

Greta and Arno were found dead in separate rooms on the boxing day. Hours later, Paul and Susan were on an plane to Vietnam.

Paul remembered the following intense social media speculation and the struggle to wander in the practicality of dealing with death in a foreign country.

It did not take long for Mortem to reveal that Greta and Arno died of severe methanol poisoning.

In February, the police arrested a barmen working to “violate regulations on food safety” at a restaurant in Hoi An with a 70 degree of medical class alcohol used with filtered water, lemon peel and white sugar to create two bottles of Limoncello.

Accordingly Vietnam central governmentThe crime may be sentenced to maximum seven to 15 years of imprisonment.

According to non -boundary aid doctors (MSF), hundreds of people are poisoned by Methanol every year in South East Asia.

Greta and Arno’s deaths arrived only weeks later Six people died of methanol poisoning in LaosVietnam is a neighboring country.

Paul and Susan have been warned that investigations have long been in Vietnam, and the possibility of a suspect to be kept for a year before being accused or released.

They said it was unbearable to wait for the answers.

“We just want justice, Pa Paul said.

“We can’t continue. Susan asks me every morning when we wake up, ‘Is there any news? Is there any news?’ ‘No, I have to say nothing’.

“This is about accountability,” he added.

“For us, justice would name people responsible and to prosecute them.”

The couple said that Limoncello is still open and that the restaurant, which they ordered that they did not apologize to the public, said that they felt “very sad”.

“They just continued as if nothing happened, Pa said Paul, Paul.

Good morning Vietnam did not respond to BBC News’s comments.

The pain for Paul and Susan is still very raw.

Paul speaks emotionally from his regret that he will never have grandchildren and Arno will never come to Wales.

“Everything we’ve been working on for more than 40 years, was finally for Greta and Arno, but now it is meaningless.”

After the police investigation, Greta and Arno will finally rest.

His location is undecided, but the family said he would always be together.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Seema Malhotra said that he was “deeply upset” by the case and that his thoughts were with the family.

“We know that methanol poisoning and false alcohol poses a serious, life -threatening risk for British travelers in some parts of the word. This is a deep issue and we are determined to help keep people safe.” He said.

“We are working with head -on, local authorities and more than 150 travel industry partners to raise awareness about the dangers of methanol poisoning.”

Additional reports by Gareth Bryer