Briton, Canadian arrested in Thailand for graffiti on wall


  • World
  • Friday, 19 Oct 2018

Tourists leave after spray painting graffiti on a wall near Tha Phae Gate, the main entrance to the old town in Chiang Rai, Thailand, October 18, 2018, in this still image taken from a CCTV footage obtained from social media. Thanakharn Kotkhumlue/via REUTERS

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Two tourists charged with vandalism for spray painting graffiti on a wall in northern Thailand face up to 10 years in prison if found guilty, police said on Friday.

Briton Furlong Lee and Canadian Brittney Schneider, both 23, were arrested at a guest house in Chiang Mai on Thursday and are being held at the provincial court, police said.

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