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The mother of a Canadian arrested in 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 at about 3:30 pm on 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, at around 4 am Thursday.
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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).
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.
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The chief stated that the two men had confessed to having broadcast the message after being dislodged from drunkenness. 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.
A Thai woman rides her bicycle in front of Tha Phae Gate in Chiang Mai, about 700 km from Bangkok on May 23, 2010.
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Schneider said that her daughter had told her that she was drunk and that she was following.
"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.
"You would have to know Brittany 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 Brittany.
"She has never done a bad thing in her life."
A Global Affairs Canada official said he knew about 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."
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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 would fly to Thailand as soon as possible to be with her.
"I'd like to be there for her during the time she's waiting to travel so that she's not alone."
With files from the Associated Press.
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