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On Thursday, October 18, 2018 photo, Canadian Brittney Lorretta Katherine Schneider, left, and British Furlong Lee, second from left, in front of Tha Pae Gate in Chiang Mai Province, north of Bangkok, Thailand. They risk up to 10 years in prison for spraying paint on an ancient wall in northern Thailand, police said Friday. (Chiang Mai News via AP)
The images of a security camera show Furlong Lee, 23, and Schneider, 22, spraying a message on the walls of Tha Pae Gate, in Chiang Mai Province, in the north of the country .
GREAT PRAIRIE, Alta. – The mother of a Canadian who was arrested in northern Thailand for spraying paint on an old wall said her daughter had made a drunken mistake.
Tara Schneider, who lives in Grande Prairie, Alberta, said she received a call from her daughter Brittney around 3:30 am Thursday.
"She just said," Mom, I have problems, "she told The Canadian Press on Friday. "I said," What is the problem? How are you?
"She said," Yes, I'm fine, but I'm in jail. "I asked her what she had done and she told me, and our call came to an end soon after, while they were picking up her phone shortly thereafter."
The security camera images show Furlong Lee, 23, and Schneider, 22, spraying a message on the walls of Tha Pae Gate in Chiang Mai Province in the north of the country.
Colonel Teerasak Sriprasert, police chief of Chiang Mai, said tourists were in detention and accused of vandalizing registered old objects, punishable by up to 10 years' imprisonment. prison and a fine of one million baht (or $ 40,000).
The chief stated that the two men admitted to having broadcast the message after drunk dislodged. He said Lee, who is from Liverpool, admitted to writing "Scouser Lee" on the wall, while Brittney told the police that she had written the letter "B" below.
The 13th-century Tha Pae Gate is part of an ancient wall that forms a square around downtown Chiang Mai.
Schneider said that her daughter had told her that she was drunk and that she was following.
It would be necessary to know Brittney to know that it is not her.
"After writing letter B, she immediately understood that what was wrong," said her mother. "She knew and she stopped the engagement."
She says she is overwhelmed by the accusations made against her daughter. She is loved by many, she has friends all over the country. People are confused
"You would have to know Brittney to know that it's not her," Schneider said. "She is appreciated by many, she has friends all over the country. People are confused.
"It's something you expect from my son, no word of lies. I'm sorry to say, but not my daughter, not my Brittney.
"She has never done a bad thing in her life."
A Global Affairs Canada official said the ministry was aware of the charges against Schneider.
"Consular services are provided to a Canadian citizen who has been arrested in Thailand," spokesman Philip Hannan said. "Canadian consular officials are in contact with local authorities to gather additional information."
Schneider's mother said that they were working with the consulate.
"We have currently sent the bail money. The bond was set at 149,000 Thai baht, or 6,000 Canadian dollars, "she said. "It was sent in the process and it will be released on Monday."
Schneider said that her daughter could not leave the country before the trial, so she will fly to Thailand as soon as possible to be with her.
"I would like to be there for her during the time she is waiting for her trial so that she is not alone."
