One-Year-Old Grilled By Stepfather

In Courtesy of Khaosod

SONGKLA – A stepfather showered his wife’s 1-year-old with fuel and lit the child on fire. The boy was reduced to ashes.

After an altercation between the culprit and his wife regarding an ex-husband, jealousy led the culprit to go out and drown himself in alcohol, before returning home late that night. He found his wife sleeping; found the child and doused him in fuel, lit a match and made a fire.

The wife woke up in shock and managed to run from the burning house. The wife’s 16-year-old sister and her 13-year-old brother suffered severe injuries from the fire.

Eight emergency fire trucks arrived at the premises to try and stop the fierce fire. The firemen took around an hour to suppress the fire and rescued the burn victims from underneath the staircase. The neighbor’s house was half burnt as well.

Warunee Kongmak, 23-years-old, the mother of the dead child said that her husband also lit furniture in the house on fire before running away. She, in panic, ran out of the house to call the police and forgot that the boy and her siblings were still stuck inside. Fortunately the siblings survived with burns to both their arms and face.

Writer: Adrian Tse & Chet Chetchotisak

City Minister Announces Pig VS Buffalo VS Human Tournament

NONTHABURI – Nonthaburi province is hosting a festival swim race between a pig, buffalo, and human. The city minister said that the pig participating in the race this year is well-trained in swimming and that nobody should underestimate it. The pig loves to eat vegetables and is known as the “Vegie King.” The buffalo on the other hand is a running champion and is constantly training for endurance and speed. Will the human stand a chance?

The minister said the human participants will be Khao Sai Galaxy, a world renowned Thai boxer who has retired, in addition to a well-known soccer player. The minister is confident to say that the two won’t stand a chance against the animals. The race was held 20 years ago, and the humans lost as well.

Authorities from the Ministry of Animal Protection have come out to say that such an event is a form of torture to the animals. Nonthaburi city minister however said that the two animals are beloved pets of their owners; they are well-taken care of and are spirited to participate – and that it is definitely not a form of torture.

“Many people have trained their dogs and elephants to swim and race. So why can we not train pigs and buffaloes to swim as well? If I pick up a random pig and throw it into the pool then that’s torture. But the pig and buffalo are both eminent athletes of our town,” said the city minister.

The opposing side however argued that the pigs and buffaloes are not swimming animals and that this race is forcing them against their nature. They also said that people can’t just get random things and throw an event to grab people’s attention. They added that it’s immoral and will be a bad image to the country.

To this Nonthaburi’s City Minister replied: “Wait till you see the these animals swim. They’re Nonthaburi’s mermaids.”

Writer: Adrian Tse & Chet Chetchotisak

13-Year-Old Hangs Herself After Parents Forgot Her Birthday

TRAT – A 13-year-old girl attending 7th grade at a school in Trat committed suicide by hanging herself when she realized both her parents had forgotten her birthday.

The parents, in tears, regretted that they did not hold a little birthday party or cook a special meal or buy a cake for their daughter, not even a gift. According to the mother, the girl was extremely upset. The parents said they had been very busy.

After hearing their excuse the child had mumbled something to her parents and gone into her room.

Police however said that the child only wanted to get attention from her parents. From the inspection of the rope used, it was a very thin type that easily rips.
Police said that the girl must’ve been planning to let her weight tear the rope but instead, it supported her just fine.

The girl was left hanging in mid air. She died a slow death on her birthday.

Writer: Adrian Tse & Chet Chetchotisak

30 Students Lose Consciousness after Playing Ghost Game

PRACHINBURI – Thirty students became hysterical and lost consciousness while playing a ghost cup game similar to a Ouija board. They were all sent to hospital.

After regaining consciousness, some felt nauseous and tight in the chest. Some even went on talking randomly to themselves and appeared to be hallucinating.

Doctors said the students were panicked and still in shock from the incident.

The game utilized a glass cup, incenses, and a piece of paper. A table of alphabets was drawn on the piece of paper. Then the incenses were lit to get smoke into the cup; then flipped over onto the paper, trapping the smoke inside. Like the famous Ouija board, this half-game, half ritual, half paranormal talk board is believed to invite spirits to answer questions.

The students set their fingertips on the edge of the flipped-over glass and waited for it to move by itself around the alphabet to create a message.

It all went wrong when one girl student saw a stark black shadow projected on the wall – which allegedly tampered with her mental stability. Soon all 30 students playing the game were affected.

The doctors said the children faced some fearful mental experiences and are not so stable. The hospitals psychotherapists are treating the students. Some have regained consciousness while others are still in a deep labyrinth of sleep.

Writer: Adrian Tse & Chet Chetchotisak

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