Saturday, October 25, 2025

British woman and fiancé found dead in a Vietnam holiday villa

Date:

Share post:

A British woman and her South African fiancé have been found dead in a holiday villa in Vietnam, local police have said.

Greta Marie Otteson, 33, was discovered by staff dead on a bed in a first-floor room in Hoi An, a coastal city in the central region of the south-east Asian nation, at around 11:18 local time (04:18 GMT) on December 26, police said in a statement on Monday.

Her fiancé Els Arno Quinton, 36, was found dead on a bed in another room in the villa that had reportedly been locked from the inside.

The UK Foreign Office confirmed it was in contact with local authorities and supporting the family of a British woman who had died in Vietnam.

Otteson was a social media manager, and Quinton was a musician and livestreamer.

A video announcing their engagement was posted on Instagram by videography company Red Eye Studios on December 11.

Both had registered for long-term temporary residence at the Hoa Chuong villa, in the Cam Thanh commune, since last summer.

Police said a preliminary inspection of the bodies had found no signs of external force and that the rooms showed no sign of burglary.

Local media reports that several empty bottles of wine were found at the scene.

An investigation into the cause of the pair’s deaths is ongoing.

A spokesperson for the UK Foreign Office said in a statement: “We are supporting the family of a British woman who has died in Vietnam and are in contact with the local authorities.” (BBC)

Related articles

Sammy blasts West Indies’ performance against Bangladesh in ODI series

 West Indies head coach, Daren Sammy has described his team’s performance in the just concluded ODI series against...

Bajans returning ahead of storm

Some Barbadian students at the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies are making their way...

Trinidad rocked by strong earthquake

An earthquake with a magnitude of  5.0 rocked Trinidad and Tobago on Friday night, but  there were no...

Jamaicans and Haitians prepare for passage of Tropical Storm Melissa

Jamaicans and Haitians were bracing for the passage of Tropical  Storm Melissa that is expected to  rapidly intensify...