THE families of two Aussie girls who died from suspected methanol poisoning during a trip to Laos have slammed the cops over “appalling”;; charges.
Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, both 19, were among the six tourists who died after at the party hub.
The teens, from , stayed at the Nana Backpacker hostel where they were offered .
The alarm was raised by staff after the teens failed to check out from their rooms during a morning in November last year.
Bianca and Holly were rushed to separate hospitals in Bangkok, , as their families travelled to be with them.
However, both of them tragically died just days after the shocking incident.
, 28, and four other foreigners also died due to methanol poisoning.
All of them were staying at the hostel along with 100 more guests.
Six months after the tragedy, their families have now been told that at least .
They have been accused of violating food and security, unlawful operations and the elimination of evidence, according to the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs.
But the families of Bianca and Holly have slammed the charges for being too weak.
Holly’s mother told 60 Minutes: “[The charges are] pretty appalling, I’d say pretty insulting.”;;
Bianca’s furious mum added: “I think we’re pretty furious about it ... Food and beverage. You know, that’s like? What is that? We don’t even know.
“We know there’s no murder or manslaughter charges, which we feel there should be.”;;
Both mums said that those allegedly involved would only get a “slap on the wrist”;; under these charges if found guilty.
Aussie officials previously revealed that Laso had rejected offers by Australiad feds to support the investigations into the traffic deaths
Their families said in a statement: “They said: “As the Laos government rejects any support from the AFP, our confidence in accountability and justice for everyone affected remains unanswered.”;;
They also slammed the Laos government, claiming authorities “don’t care”;; and that the lives of their daughters meant “nothing”;;.
Simone’s pal Bethany Clarke – who also fell sick – was the first to raise the alarmon the Laos Backpacking group.
She wrote: “Urgent — please avoid all local spirits. Our group stayed in Vang Vieng and we drank free shots offered by one of the bars.
“Just avoid them as so not worth it. Six of us who drank from the same place are in the hospital currently with methanol poisoning.”;;
Bethany added that she was “very fatigued and then fainted, then just felt nauseous and then my liver started to shut down”;;.
friends Anne-Sofie Orkild Coyman, 20, and Freja Vennervald, 21, died after they were left.
American man James Louis Hutson, 57, also died.
In the wake of the tragic incident, Thai cops detained several people, including the hostel manager and the owner. All of them deny any wrongdoing.
No charges have been laid for the six deaths, and the hostel has been closed.
The hostel manager, Duong Duc Toan, and a bartender, Toan Van Vanng, previously .
Toan said he bought the alcohol from a licensed seller and said the free shots were given to 100 people.
The hostel manager claimed other guests had not reported being ill and he took a shot in front of cops.
One pal claimed staff refused to call an ambulance and a female worker massaged the toes and feet of one of the Danish women while she was having a seizure.
