Foreign officials suggested the owner could face up to four years in prison, if convicted, after the victims’ families were devastated by the possibility of a lesser penalty.

A Melbourne father whose daughter died from methanol poisoning in Laos has said he is "disgusted" over the charges expected to be laid.

Foreign officials suggested the owner could face up to four years in prison, if convicted, after the victims’ families were devastated by the possibility of a lesser penalty.