British woman jailed after collecting debt from Thai millionaire

[webfact]

Photo by Rachel Stallard via Daily Mail

 

byPetch Petpailin Petch

A British woman accused a Thai millionaire of bribing police to have her jailed after she travelled from the UK to Thailand to collect an unpaid service fee of £30,000 (approximately 1.25 million baht) for her company.

 

Rachel Stallard, a British private estate consultant, shared her distressing experience in a Thai jail on her LinkedIn account but later deleted the post after being released. However, her story was reported by the Daily Mail and the Thai news agency, Channel 3.

Stallard explained that she travelled to Thailand to collect the unpaid service fee from her Thai client, who previously utilised her company’s consultancy services but failed to pay the £30,000 charge and stopped responding to communications.

 

During their meeting, the client reportedly became irate. Stallard alleges that her wealthy client used his influence and money to bribe police officers into pressing baseless charges against her, subsequently resulting in the British woman being imprisoned without any wrongdoing.

According to Stallard, she was accused of seven serious offences, although she did not specify the nature of the charges. If convicted, she could face up to 20 years in prison.

 

Stallard described being held in a prison cell without any food or drinks, forcing her to bribe a police officer for scraps of food. She also shared photos of the prison’s conditions, revealing a cell with no proper bathroom facilities, just a squatting toilet and a bucket of water.

Photo by Rachel Stallard via Daily Mail

Broke and in debt

She then managed to contact a colleague in Bangkok, who brought her food, water, mosquito spray, and wet wipes. Despite her efforts to seek assistance from the British Embassy in Thailand, she criticised their response as inadequate.

 

“I sat in that jail cell for days, not knowing the time of day, imagining what my life was about to become, and it was terrifying. The officials were useless, even though they knew the charges were totally fake. In fact, on the third call, the lady who answered hung up once I told her my name.”

 

Stallard was able to contact her family but had only one opportunity to explain the situation to her 80 year old mother and her daughter.

 

Photo by Rachel Stallard via Daily Mail

Fortunately, Stallard managed to secure her temporary release by paying £14,000 (approximately 590,000 baht) in bail and £24,000 (approximately 1 million baht) in legal fees. She lost a total of £70,000 (2.8 million baht) to return home, leaving her in debt.

 

However, Stallard is still required to await trial, which could take six to eight years. She insisted that there is no evidence of her wrongdoing in the seven charges she faces.

 

Photo by Rachel Stallard via Daily Mail

After her ordeal, the British woman spent some time in Bangkok and other provinces in Thailand according to her post on LinkedIn three weeks ago. She stated that she plans to return to the UK soon.

 

Channel 3 reported that Stallard’s post about Thai prisons attracted numerous complaints regarding corruption in the country. However, some netizens questioned how the British woman was able to use her mobile phone to take pictures inside the cell.

 

Source: The Thaiger 

-- 2025-01-28

 

 

[OneMoreFarang]

12 minutes ago, webfact said:

Stallard explained that she travelled to Thailand to collect the unpaid service fee from her Thai client, who previously utilised her company’s consultancy services but failed to pay the £30,000 charge and stopped responding to communications.

 

What did she expect? That she demands the money and gets the money, and everybody will be happy ever after?

And maybe she was arrested for no reason. Or she was arrested for things she didn't understand or didn't want to understand.

[SAFETY FIRST]

18 minutes ago, webfact said:

A British woman accused a Thai millionaire of bribing police to have her jailed

Ha, ha, a very funny story. 😂

[ChipButty]

The cleanest cell I have ever seen in Thailand. 

[bkk6060]

1 minute ago, ChipButty said:

The cleanest cell I have ever seen in Thailand. 

Yes,  I have seen hotels worse then that.

[Turd5506]

Nice cankles!  I'm sure their "consultation" was well worth the money lol.  Looks like she was expecting a nice vacation, well she got it.

[Upnotover]

Bizarre tale.  And the original in the DM is not better, and nobody believes it there either.

[newbee2022]

31 minutes ago, webfact said:

Photo by Rachel Stallard via Daily Mail

 

byPetch Petpailin Petch

A British woman accused a Thai millionaire of bribing police to have her jailed after she travelled from the UK to Thailand to collect an unpaid service fee of £30,000 (approximately 1.25 million baht) for her company.

 

Rachel Stallard, a British private estate consultant, shared her distressing experience in a Thai jail on her LinkedIn account but later deleted the post after being released. However, her story was reported by the Daily Mail and the Thai news agency, Channel 3.

Stallard explained that she travelled to Thailand to collect the unpaid service fee from her Thai client, who previously utilised her company’s consultancy services but failed to pay the £30,000 charge and stopped responding to communications.

 

During their meeting, the client reportedly became irate. Stallard alleges that her wealthy client used his influence and money to bribe police officers into pressing baseless charges against her, subsequently resulting in the British woman being imprisoned without any wrongdoing.

According to Stallard, she was accused of seven serious offences, although she did not specify the nature of the charges. If convicted, she could face up to 20 years in prison.

 

Stallard described being held in a prison cell without any food or drinks, forcing her to bribe a police officer for scraps of food. She also shared photos of the prison’s conditions, revealing a cell with no proper bathroom facilities, just a squatting toilet and a bucket of water.

 

Photo by Rachel Stallard via Daily Mail

Broke and in debt

She then managed to contact a colleague in Bangkok, who brought her food, water, mosquito spray, and wet wipes. Despite her efforts to seek assistance from the British Embassy in Thailand, she criticised their response as inadequate.

 

“I sat in that jail cell for days, not knowing the time of day, imagining what my life was about to become, and it was terrifying. The officials were useless, even though they knew the charges were totally fake. In fact, on the third call, the lady who answered hung up once I told her my name.”

 

Stallard was able to contact her family but had only one opportunity to explain the situation to her 80 year old mother and her daughter.

 

Photo by Rachel Stallard via Daily Mail

Fortunately, Stallard managed to secure her temporary release by paying £14,000 (approximately 590,000 baht) in bail and £24,000 (approximately 1 million baht) in legal fees. She lost a total of £70,000 (2.8 million baht) to return home, leaving her in debt.

 

However, Stallard is still required to await trial, which could take six to eight years. She insisted that there is no evidence of her wrongdoing in the seven charges she faces.

 

Photo by Rachel Stallard via Daily Mail

After her ordeal, the British woman spent some time in Bangkok and other provinces in Thailand according to her post on LinkedIn three weeks ago. She stated that she plans to return to the UK soon.

 

Channel 3 reported that Stallard’s post about Thai prisons attracted numerous complaints regarding corruption in the country. However, some netizens questioned how the British woman was able to use her mobile phone to take pictures inside the cell.

 

Source: The Thaiger 

-- 2025-01-28

 

 

Strange story, hard to believe if you hear only one side.

She was working from outside of Thailand doing business in Thailand? 

Good, that no "go fund me" is initiated yet.

 

[newbee2022]

9 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

The cleanest cell I have ever seen in Thailand. 

Tell us, how many cells have you seen from inside so far?😳

[riverhigh]

Another one of those articles lacking in detail. From the article I have no idea what was the dispute between her and her client. What was the alleged service she provided and did not get paid?

[wombat]

39 minutes ago, webfact said:

 forcing her to bribe a police officer for scraps of food.

She also shared photos of the prison’s conditions.

Scraps of food but hung onto her phone.

🙃

[kimothai]

Am I missing something? Why would someone travel half way around the world to collect a debt? Too many holes in this story to even comment. 

[impulse]

British woman jailed after collecting debt from Thai millionaire

 

Seems to be in error.  She was in jail after not collecting a debt. 

 

She just got an expensive lesson in how business is done in countries like Thailand.  I'd be surprised if "debt collecting without a work permit" isn't on the list of charges.  And it apparently cost her over 2x the debt to get out of jail.

 

My heart goes out to her, but this is a cautionary tale for anyone contemplating anything similar.  If I was her, I'd be making my way to Swampy before they get really mean with her.  The client may have plans to visit the UK, in which case her breathing in and out would be inconvenient for him.

 

[Chongalulu]

22 minutes ago, kimothai said:

Am I missing something? Why would someone travel half way around the world to collect a debt? Too many holes in this story to even comment. 

What you're missing is the debt was £30k. You wouldn't get off yet erse and get on a plane to collect that. What's your " I wouldn't get out of bed for less than...” minimum?

[fgmr]

35 minutes ago, newbee2022 said:

Tell us, how many cells have you seen from inside so far?😳

 

[newbee2022]

1 minute ago, fgmr said:

 

????? What ???

[newbee2022]

5 minutes ago, Chongalulu said:

What you're missing is the debt was £30k. You wouldn't get off yet erse and get on a plane to collect that. What's your " I wouldn't get out of bed for less than...” minimum?

Assumptions as we don't know the full story. Wait what RTP will release.

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

revealing a cell with no proper bathroom facilities, just a squatting toilet and a bucket of water.

That is normal... 

[Bert got kinky]

26 minutes ago, kimothai said:

Am I missing something? Why would someone travel half way around the world to collect a debt? Too many holes in this story to even comment. 

Why would someone travel half way around the world to collect a debt?

Why wouldn't they?

Apart from the obvious GBP 30,000, she was probably sent by her company to close the debt.

I myself have had to fly from Thailand to Europe to collect an unpaid account for my employer.

 

 

[lordgrinz]

3 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

That is normal... 

 

Among barbarians, yes.

[phetphet]

1 hour ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Ha, ha, a very funny story. 😂

I don't see what's funny about it. How would you feel if in her position?

 

[lordgrinz]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

During their meeting, the client reportedly became irate. Stallard alleges that her wealthy client used his influence and money to bribe police officers into pressing baseless charges against her,

 

Both highly believable, and normal in Thailand 

[hotchilli]

3 minutes ago, lordgrinz said:

 

Among barbarians, yes.

The usual squat toilet with a water container and a plastic bowl...

[Chongalulu]

10 minutes ago, newbee2022 said:

Assumptions as we don't know the full story. Wait what RTP will release.

We know it was £30k so are you implying it’s not worth it?

[Captain Flack]

A troll post and replies has been removed

[lordgrinz]

2 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

The usual squat toilet with a water container and a plastic bowl...

 

I avoid them, and I've only seen them a few times, most people have moved on from these.

[hotchilli]

Just now, lordgrinz said:

 

I avoid them, and I've only seen them a few times, most people have moved on from these.

Not in my neck of the woods... and I ain't in the boonies.

[lordgrinz]

1 hour ago, OneMoreFarang said:

And such a clean floor and all that space all for herself. It's almost like a 5-star hotel. 

 

No, those are for Emperor Thaksin and his family, they even include a pool.

[lordgrinz]

Just now, hotchilli said:

Not in my neck of the woods... and I ain't in the boonies.

 

You sure? LOL

[SAFETY FIRST]

14 minutes ago, phetphet said:

I don't see what's funny about it. How would you feel if in her position?

 

Stupid woman, this ain't the UK. 

 

I would never do something so stupid.