The brother of British tourist Simone White, who died from methanol poisoning in Laos, expressed frustration over authorities' failure to charge anyone. White was one of six people who died after drinking free shots at Nana Backpacker Hostel in Vang Vieng in November 2024.
A Hong Kong court issued an arrest warrant for Youcef Bennoui, a 35-year-old British tourist, who allegedly jumped bail after being charged with vandalizing airport self-check-in kiosks in February. Bennoui failed to appear in court on Monday, and prosecutors stated he had left the city.
Spanish police arrested a 32-year-old Tunisian man in Valencia for allegedly sexually assaulting three British tourists at a hotel. The suspect reportedly posed as staff, accosted two women aged 18 and 19 in a bathroom, and a third woman, 26, reported a similar incident.
Guy Evans, a 30-year-old British tourist, broke his neck in a freak accident in France's Loire Valley. He is now unable to walk and faces massive medical bills due to not having travel insurance. A GoFundMe has raised over £102,000.
A man has been found not criminally responsible for the fatal stabbing of British tourist Royce Mallett in Albury, Australia, due to severe schizophrenia. The court ordered him to be held indefinitely in a mental health facility.
A 29-year-old man with schizophrenia has been found not criminally responsible for the murder of British tourist Royce Mallett, 30, who was stabbed to death in the car park of a motel in Albury, NSW, on 8 July 2024. David Summers-Smith, who was experiencing psychosis and had been self-medicating with ice and cannabis, pleaded not guilty due to mental impairment. Supreme Court Justice Dina Yehia ordered Summers-Smith to be held indefinitely in a mental health facility after finding he committed the murder but could not be held criminally responsible.
A 29-year-old man with schizophrenia has been found not criminally responsible for the murder of British tourist Royce Mallett, 30, in Albury, New South Wales. David Summers-Smith stabbed Mallett once in the chest with a steak knife in the car park of the Hume Inn motel on 8 July 2024. Psychiatrists reported Summers-Smith was experiencing psychosis, had been self-medicating with ice and cannabis, and had a history of treatment-resistant schizophrenia. Supreme Court Justice Dina Yehia ordered Summers-Smith to be held indefinitely in a mental health facility, stating the victim's family struggled to understand how he could have been in the community with such illness.
