What value for a young woman’s life? Negligent “foam party” organizer goes to dead woman’s parents to beg forgiveness as bargaining begins

The man who organized a Songkran foam party in Udon Thani where a 25 year old woman was electrocuted last week has gone to beg her parents for forgiveness.

At their house was Michael Beddoes the British husband of Suphaporn Beddoes who so tragically died at the party, reported Thai Rath.

Michael had flown to Thailand on hearing the news and was in tears yesterday as the stony faced parents of his young wife received Phaiboon Nilakhuha – known locally as Sia Meuk – who arrived to say sorry.

Sia Meuk said he had been organizing the event for years and nothing had gone wrong before.

Following the ceremony of forgiveness the bargaining for the value of the compensation for Suphaporn’s life began.

Sia Meuk offered 200,000 baht but this was rejected by Duangjai Saengchart, 47, and Thienchai Wannawiset, 53, the mother and father.

They asked for one million baht to settle the matter.

Sia Meuk said he had no insurance and not enough money but as the negotiations dragged on he finally offered half a million.

But the parents stuck to their ground and said that they would take the matter to court.

It was therefore left unresolved.

Thai Visa / Thai Rath

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