A 74-year-old woman was jailed for three years for causing death by electrocution and growing kratom with the intent to sell.
Thongdee Jaemsri was growing 30 kratom plants, weighing about 41kg in total, around her home, and she had installed a 200-Volt electrified fence to ward off trespassers following several burglaries.
In 2011, 20-year-old college student Maropi Langmae tried to enter Thongdee’s property and was electrocuted. Police then found the large quantities of kratom, which is a Type 5 drug in the same category as marijuana.
Her daughter, Juthamas Sukantachalathorn, said her mother would not be bringing the case to the Supreme Court. She would instead be seeking a royal pardon.
Thongdee will serve out her term at Klong Prem Women’s Prison, reported the Bangkok Post.
