British backpacker Cheznye Emmons dies in Indonesia after drinking poisoned gin

Cheznye Emmons, 23, from Great Wakering, Essex, was sold the drink at a local shop before heading to a full moon party on April 22.

The beauty therapist had been camping in the jungle in the south Asian country with her boyfriend Joe Cook, 21.

She began to feel ill the next moing before the pair trekked for hours to the nearest clinic. She was later transferred to a hospital and put into an induced coma.

Her parents flew out to her bedside days later where they made the decision to tu off her life support machine.

Her devastated brother Michael, 33, said: ‘It just doesn"t seem real. We"re all just in shock.

Cheznye Emmons had been travelling with her boyfriend Joe Cook (Picture: Facebook)

‘From what we understand, the shop would have poured the gin out of the original bottle and then replaced it with methanol.

‘It was in the original bottle with the gin label on it."

He added: ‘As far we"re aware, the shop which sold the alcohol has been shut down and there"s a police investigation. The British embassy is also looking into it.

‘We just hope it doesn"t get swept under the carpet like some of these things do."

Methanol-related poisoning can cause kidney failure and lead to blindness and death.

Cheznye"s body was flown back to the UK on May 3 and her funeral is due to take place next month.