British woman found dead with fiancé in separate room in Vietnamese villa mystery
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A British woman and her South African fiancé were discovered dead in separate rooms at a Vietnamese tourist villa on Boxing Day, leaving authorities investigating the mysterious circumstances.
Greta Marie Otteson, 33, and Arno Els Quinton, 36, were found by cleaning staff at the Hoi An Silverbell villa in central Quang Nam province at 11.18am on December 26.
Otteson was found lying lifeless in room 101, while Quinton's body was discovered after officers broke into his locked room at the complex where the couple had been staying since July.
Police said there were no signs of physical injuries or trauma on either body, and their belongings and phones remained untouched.
Arno Els Quinton and Greta Marie Otteson, whose bodies were found in separate rooms on 26 December
A spokesman for the Quang Nam Provincial Police said: "There were no signs of ransacking at the scene. The victims' belongings and phones were untouched."
The couple had reportedly been drinking wine at the villa before their deaths. Authorities collected several empty alcohol bottles from the rooms which will undergo further testing.
A forensic examination confirmed there was no evidence of physical trauma or violence, and investigators found no signs of a break-in at the property.
Otteson, born in Bahrain to Welsh parents, had previously worked in social media and marketing across Dubai, Paris, and Los Angeles. She ran her own company, Not Sorry Socials, and had been backpacking around Asia before settling in Vietnam.
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Quinton worked as a barista, musician, and streamer. The couple, who got engaged in December, had made a life together in Vietnam, even rescuing a dog from a meat market. They had posted pictures of themselves hugging and grinning on a beach following their engagement last month.
Just a week before his death, Quinton wrote on Facebook: "Life is kinda wild. I feel 12 but somehow I have a soon-to-be wife, living in a foreign country, rescued a dog from the meat market, developing a game."
Friends paid emotional tributes, with one saying: "Greta loved Arno unconditionally and was his bedrock."
Dayle Visser wrote: "Rest in peace my brother. Thank you for always being the fierce friend you were. You saved me many a time. You were real and lived life harder than most people could ever dream of. I love you and I will always miss you."
A woman from Cape Town named Pam, claiming to be a family spokeswoman, urged people not to speculate and announced the deaths "with a heavy heart," adding: "Together forever."
She also stated that "Greta and Arno's families have not yet claimed their bodies" and asked for respect for the families' pain and privacy.
A Foreign Office spokesman also said: "We are supporting the family of a British woman who has died in Vietnam and are in contact with the local authorities."
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