Thai woman acquitted in 2015 Erawan shrine bombing that killed 20 people

A Thai court on Thursday acquitted a woman of involvement in a 2015 bombing at a popular Bangkok shrine that killed 20 people, most of them tourists.

Wanna Suansan was charged with accessory to murder, attempted murder and possession of an illegal explosive following the prison blast. Erawan Shrine in the heart of Bangkok’s main shopping district.

The court in Bangkok ruled that there was not enough evidence against the 36-year-old and acquitted her of all charges.

The main suspects in the bombing, two Uyghur men, are still on trial, although their case has dragged on for years.

Wanna, originally from the southern province of Phang-Nga, was accused of renting a property and supplying chemicals to the bombers.

But Wanna was in Turkey with her husband at the time of the explosion and the judge ruled that prosecutors had failed to prove any link between her and the main suspects.