Seamstress Sues Hospital For Losing Her Right kidney

In Courtesy of Post Today

THAILAND – A seamstress sued Krung Thon hospital after her ovary operation resulted in the loss of her right kidney.

Gade Pumcham, 43-years-old, a seamstress sued the hospital for 700,000 baht with 7.5 percent interest per year. She said she had a really bad stomachache in July 2006 and did a check up with the hospital and found that she had a small tumor growing below her right ovary.

In August, she had surgery and a month afterward, began to feel extremely fatigued, experienced dramatic weight loss and suffered backaches and excessive menstruation. She then went for an ultra sound in June 2008 and discovered that her right kidney had disappeared; her left kidney seemed to be weakening as well.

Gade said that she had had an X-ray before and that both her kidneys were in tact; she sued Krung Thon hospital for the missing kidney and for the the weakening state of her other one, of which she said Krung Thon’s operation was the cause.

The court judge found the claim and case to be ridiculous. After seeking out medical specialists, they all confirmed that it is impossible to extract a kidney through the operation wound of an ovary; the two organs are in completely different locations and the kidney cannot be taken out this way. After detailed study of the X-ray film, a team of medical specialists said that the liver had not disappeared but had shrunk, believing it to be a defect Gade has had since birth .

The medical specialists further added that if the operation could ever cause possible damage to the kidneys, the patient would have suffered chronic pain in the bladder and developed high fevers, of which Gade Pumcham never did. The court dismissed Gade’s claim.

Gade Pumcham seemed extremely disappointed and said that her health is now in a very bad state and she cannot take sewing jobs like she used to. She said she will push further with the case and fight to claim her money.

Writer: Adrian Tse & Chet Chetchotisak

Little Fish Kills Man

In Courtesy of Daily News

SUPANBURI – A man with three wives died when he went out to collect his fishing nets from the creek. He reached for the first fish and held it between his lips while he worked with his hands.

Unexpectedly, the fish went mad and flicked itself down his throat, blocking his air passage. His wife who was walking behind him rushed to rescue him but there was nothing she could do. He died in pain in front of her.

The forensic team said the fish was around three inches long and one inch wide and had lodged itself in the man’s throat.

His relatives did not question the cause of death.

Writer: Adrian Tse & Chet Chetchotisak

Man Kills Indian Woman for Placing Hex

In Courtesy of Thairath

BANGKOK – Four policemen arrested a man presumed to be mentally insane. He stabbed a 51-year-old Indian woman to death with a switchblade and his reason was that the Indian woman chanted a piece of buffalo skin into his stomach and made him suffer.

Sau Lungmung, 35-years-old, appeared to be under a spell during the interrogation; speaking in circles, he said the Indian woman used black magic on him and that the buffalo skin had inflicted great pain on his body and spirit.

He decided to stab the woman to death. She was sent to hospital by civilians who witnessed the crime but didn’t survive the attack.

Writer: Adrian Tse & Chet Chetchotisak

Mother Left Baby on the Back of a Pick-Up Truck

In Courtesy of Thairath

SRI AYUDTHAYA – As we expected but hoped not to expect, throwing away babies in unusual places is really in trend at the moment – to recap, we’ve had shopping mall, gas station and phone booth incidents. Today’s dump site features the back of a pick-up truck.

The cruel, desperate or crazy mother – her exact psychological state is unknown – left her newborn child in the back of a pick-up parked in Big C shopping complex. The owner of the truck was stunned to find the baby and informed police. It is believed the mother is a university student.

The owner of the vehicle did not realize at first and drove from Big C for a long time until he got back to the office. After that he noticed a green and orange paper bag with a newborn baby on top, around 2-3 days old. The baby wore a light blue outfit with light blue gloves. The umbilical cord was still attached. There was a can of powder milk and a pack of diapers in the bag.

Tienchai, the owner of the vehicle felt very sorry for the kid and was relieved that the child did not die because at one stage he had driven at 120 km per hour along the highway. The baby didn’t cry one bit during trip.

The man is thinking of adopting the baby. He said mothers shouldn’t be so irresponsible these days.

Writer: Adrian Tse & Chet Chetchtoisak

Dead Baby in Phone Booth

In Courtesy of Khaosod

THAILAND – We’ve been seeing a lot of babies abandoned lately, in shopping mall toilets, gas stations and so on. The latest news report deals with a baby found in a phone booth.

The dead baby was placed in a reddish brown bag and dumped in a phone booth. The baby had only been one or two days old, was still attached to an umbilical cord, and wrapped in a blue t-shirt. The cause of death was suffocation.

While Siriporn Paengtangmo, 23-years-old, was making a call in a phone booth, she discovered the red bag and called police. A nearby temple is assisting by lending nine surveillance camera tapes to police to find the person who left the baby. It had only been dead for four to five hours when Siriporn found it. Will we keep seeing unusual places to drop a baby?

Adrian Tse & Chet Chetchotisak

Music Teacher Uses a Candle on Female Student

In Courtesy of Khaosod

SAMUT PRAKAN – A 48-year-old music teacher was arrested by police for sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl. He had her naked, lying face up, and used a candle to caress her vagina. His justification was that it would give her musical talents. The kid was abused many times before she told her mother.

The child said that she loved Thai traditional music and so attended music classes with her male classmate. One day before class, the teacher, Pichet, asked the boy to buy a condom at a convenient store at the front of the soi. He walked all the way out but came back empty handed because the store wouldn’t sell it to him for being too young. Pichet was vexed and told the boy to go home first.

He then told the girl to go out to find a candle and flowers, saying they were the necessary materials used to awake her musical talents to learn new songs. The child fell for it and went out to get what she was told. When she came back, Pichet told her to put on a DVD she was given, which turned out to be extreme porn. The girl decided to walk out but was pulled back by Pitchet and taken upstairs. Pichet locked the door, forced the girl to strip down, and lie face up naked.

He lit the candle and used his fingertips to write letters with the melted wax on the girl’s hands and breasts. Pichet then told the girl to lie face down to write on her back, and then told her to lie face up again. Then he got his wax covered fingers and caressed the girl’s vagina. Afterwards, he asked her to dress up and go home and forbid her from telling anyone.

The same ritual happened several times before the girl got too scared and informed her mother. Pichet was still adamant that he had good intentions of awakening the girl’s musical talents.

Writer: Adrian Tse & Chet Chetchotisak

Ping Pong Bombs at Wedding

In Courtesy of Thairath

KANCHANABURI – A 29-year-old man, Mana, was asked by his friend who was having a wedding, to throw ping pong bombs for good luck. The five ping pong bombs exploded in his hands, sending his fingers flying over the wedding couple’s heads.

The doctor inspecting his wound said that the three fingers cannot be reattached. Mana now only has a thumb and an index finger.

When the wedding couple told him to light up the ping pong bombs, which were supposed to be lit up one at a time and thrown up into the air; Mana, lit all five and could not get rid of them quickly enough. The explosion sent finger fragments flying into the wedding crowd; spraying everyone with meat and bone.

Writer: Adrian Tse & Chet Chetchotisak

Potato Kills Grandpa

Courtesy of Daily News

SUKHOTHAI – An old man was watching a comedy show on TV, forgot to wear his fake teeth, reached for a grilled potato and chocked on it in a laughing fit.

Paramedics arrived to find Gate Boonmueng, 67-years-old, dead on the floor of his home, his face still showed a trace of laughter.

Relatives said that Gate had bought some fish balls, grilled potatoes and alcohol to enjoy while watching the comedy show; Gate got carried away and quickly threw a potato into his mouth without wearing his set of fake teeth.

An officer from the Foundation of Heaven Earth Rescue said that people should be careful when they eat and do not talk or laugh so much because it’s very dangerous.

Writer: Adrian Tse & Chet Chetchotisak

Man Shot Dead At Funeral

In Courtesy of Khaosod

KRABI – A policeman reached for his 11 mm and shot a sunglass store owner at a funeral. The policeman was sleeping on a desk and was woken up by the owner splashing cold water on his head. The policeman woke up in anger and shot five times at close range, killing the sunnies man in front of a funeral.

Wattanachai Warinin, the 46-year-old victim, lay dead under a tent at his neighbor’s funeral.

Police discovered that the two had been drinking together at the funeral. When Bantueng Lenrueng, 35-years-old, passed out on the table, Wattanachai reached for a glass of cold water and splashed Bantueng’s head. Bantueng woke up in a fierce rage.

When Wattanachai said he was just playing around, Bantueng, the policeman said,
“You’ve done these kind of shits to me too many times, I don’t want to stand it anymore, I will make you another dead one here.” Bantueng then shot the victim at close range five times.

Writer: Adrian Tse & Chet Chetchotisak

Skinheads Pose As Monks in Elaborate Con Network

In Courtesy of Thairath

THAILAND – Fake monk gangs are as numerous as mosquitoes, branching networks across the country, they are known for their trickery.

One of the deceptions is to get people to buy magical coins that can grant them first prize in lottery tickets.

When arrested by police, the skinheads in yellow confessed to have used the money for prostitution, home construction, and gambling.

It all came down when a posse of angry people barged into the police station to report on the monk gang. Using a typical con strategy, the gang employed a few decoys to lure people to a bogus monk to buy magical coins granting them the lottery first prize – and the motto was: ‘the more coins you buy, the more chances of winning.’

The victims of this trickery are mostly greedy and superstitious civilians. These monks will usually reside in phony places deep in the forest, pretending to meditate. On the day of the lottery number announcements, however, the monks are nowhere to be seen.

Police managed to arrest most of the gang members involved in the con network. There were around 20 people involved, along with their five vehicles, Suzuki pick-up trucks and two Chevrolets with fake plate numbers. Surat Chantawong, 48-years-old, was the leader and strategist behind the gang. The group went around to many cities across the country, posing as monks and doing the same tricks. Their illegitimate profit margin exceeded 30 million baht.

After being taken into custody, Surat revealed that 6 – 10 members impersonated eminent monks with special powers. The group totally knew it is an act of crime to do what they have done but still did it anyway. “The motivation was still there, everyone was up for it,” Surat said.

Writer: Adrian Tse & Chet Chetchotisak