Oosthuizen left South Africa to teach English abroad shortly after finishing high school in 2018. The dream, however, was short-lived, as she was arrested in a sting operation. She was arrested on Oct 8, 2020 in Surat Thani’s Koh Samui district on charges of smuggling and possessing more than 20 grammes of MDMA – commonly known as ecstasy, which is classified as a Class 1 narcotic – after signing for a package from abroad which contained illegal drugs. In May last year, the court handed Oosthuizen the death penalty that was then commuted to a life sentence, which she is currently serving at Na…

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