Mother put a cell in her house to… imprison her son and protect him from addictions.
A old mother from the Thailand installed an iron prison cell inside her home to protect her addicted son away from the temptation of drugs and him gambling.
After more than 20 years of living in constant fear of being addicted to drugs her son, a 64-year-old woman from the countryside Buriram her of Thailand she decided to take emergency measures to protect herself and her neighbors. He recently commissioned contractors to build a cell prison inside her home, where she could restrain the 42-year-old man when he became violent.
He told her police that she had tried everything to save her son over the years, including many attempts at rehab at over 10 different centers across the country, but nothing worked and he was becoming more and more violent as time went on. To make matters worse, at some point, the son also became addicted to gambling, which made her take drastic decisions.
“For twenty years, I lived in constant fear”, stated the mother from the Buriram to journalists. “I live alone with my son since my husband died. One of the causes of my husband’s death was depression and anxiety caused by my son’s drug addiction. drugs. I installed iron bars on my house because I was concerned about my safety and the safety of my neighbors.”
On October 23, the woman was forced to call the police because she could not control the son. They took him to a hospital, but he knew he would come back, so he decided to set up a prison cell. The elderly woman, who is withholding anonymity from the media, made sure her son had access to basic amenities and left space between the metal bars to give him food and water.
“The room with the bars has basic amenities like bed, bathroom and WiFi,’ said the woman. “SI drilled a small hole to deliver food and drinks to my son and installed a CCTV system to monitor his behavior 24 hours a day. I believe this measure will protect me and my neighbors from his aggressive behavior.”