Rice paddy search turns grim as baby girl’s body found in Sisaket
A shocking discovery was made by a 64 year old man searching for field rats in a rice paddy in Wang Hin district, Sisaket province, as he stumbled upon the buried body of an infant.
The baby, estimated to have died two to three days earlier, was found yesterday, January 8. Police are investigating whether the child was dead or alive when she was buried, suspecting the involvement of local teenagers.
Police Captain Thasnan In-ngam from Wang Hin Police Station, along with Deputy Police Superintendent Phanyos Thuanphongthiam and Police Sub-Inspector Rakphong Phiengkaew, responded to the report. They were joined by forensic officers and a doctor from Wang Hin Hospital at the scene.
The female infant was discovered wrapped in a white towel and accompanied by a white rabbit toy in a mound in the rice field.
Prasert Chaleekul, the first to discover the body, described his experience. While herding cows and checking for rat trails to set traps later, he noticed disturbed soil beneath a piece of wood. Upon investigating, he uncovered a towel and then a rabbit toy. Suspecting more beneath, he continued probing the soil until he found the child’s foot. Shocked by the discovery, he immediately contacted the village headman and police.
Prasert further noted that such incidents were unprecedented in his area. He recalled seeing two masked teenagers on a motorcycle near the site two days prior on January 6. Initially, he assumed they were also looking for field rats but now suspects they could be linked to the burial of the infant.
Medical examination suggests the infant was likely under one month old, physically intact, and had been dead for two to three days. Further forensic analysis is required to confirm if the child was buried alive or dead. Meanwhile, police and forensic teams have gathered evidence and launched an investigation to identify those responsible for the burial, aiming to bring them to justice, reported KhaoSod.
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