Rory’s present lawyer has instructed the household it’s extremely seemingly this was a rip-off.
Until the listening to, his dad and mom stay not sure when he’ll come residence.
“We have no great confidence that things will be resolved now,” Helen stated.
“It is just the unknown that is scary. We don’t know for certain what will happen now and that is what keeps us up at night.”
John added: “It is incredible that Rory could go to jail on a charge where the injured party says she knows it is a misunderstanding – and does not want to press charges.”
Speaking to his dad and mom over FaceTime, Rory stated: “I’ll email my lawyer tomorrow to see what is happening but hopefully I will be home soon.
“I do not depart the resort most days. Some days I attempt to go for a stroll to get train.
“I just need to stay strong and keep putting a brave face on.”
The BBC spoke to a police officer at Chanasongkhram police station in Bangkok who confirmed that Rory was arrested between 9-10 March on the costs of theft by evening for stealing a mobile phone.
When requested in regards to the claims that it had been a misunderstanding, the officer stated there was no report about it and that “the offence has been done.”
He stated the case was now on the prosecutor’s degree and stated different particulars could be clarified in court docket.
Under the Thai prison code, such a cost is punished with imprisonment of 1 to 5 years and fined £46 to £228, or 2,000 to 10,000 Thai baht.
A spokesperson for the Foreign Office confirmed it was supporting a UK resident arrested overseas and was in communication with the native authorities.
