Burmese mother confesses to killing 7 year old daughter in Bangkok
Police arrested a Burmese woman on Koh Larn in Chon Buri yesterday, April 2, after she killed her seven year old daughter at a house in Min Buri district, Bangkok.
The case came to light on Tuesday, March 31, when a Burmese grandmother brought the seven year old child, identified as Su, to Synphaet Seriruk Hospital. She initially told medical staff she did not know the cause of the girl’s death.
Doctors found marks consistent with strangulation on the girl’s neck and reported the case to Min Buri Police Station due to suspicions of abuse. During questioning, the grandmother later said she suspected her daughter, 34 year old Myao Pa Pa Tun, was responsible for the child’s death.
Myo Pa Pa Tun had left the house shortly before the child’s death was discovered. She informed her mother that she intended to move elsewhere.
According to the grandmother, a backpack containing six water bottles had been tied to the girl’s neck with a rope when she discovered the body in the bedroom. The bag was then thrown out of a window, resulting in strangulation.
Police launched a search and located Myo Pa Pa Tun at a hotel on Koh Larn yesterday, April 2. The Burmese mother confessed to the killing, stating she was under stress.
She told officers she had intended to take her own life and planned to kill her daughter first before committing suicide. However, she said she did not follow through and instead fled the house.
The suspect also said she had been experiencing depression linked to personal difficulties. She had previously worked in Brunei and had returned to Thailand only a few days before the incident to see her daughter.
Police transferred her back to Min Buri Police Station for legal proceedings. She has been charged with intentional murder under Section 288 of the Criminal Law, which carries penalties of death, life imprisonment, or imprisonment of 15 to 20 years.
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