Search continues for 12 year old Thai girl missing for 12 days

A Thai mother and aunt in the southern province of Phang Nga are searching for her 12 year old girl, who has been missing for 12 days since October 5, when the family left the girl alone at home to attend a vegetarian festival.

Wandee Hanhuan, the aunt of the 12 year old missing girl, Poonyanut “Sompoy” Kayankhai, took to social media to share a missing poster of the girl and urged netizens to share any useful information about her. The missing poster stated…

“Poonyanut Kayankhai (Sompoy), 12 years old, went missing from our home in Soi Tarn Thong Nue, in the Bang Muang sub-district, Takuapa district, Phang Nga province. She disappeared at about 3.30pm on October 5. She was wearing pink Kitty-pattern pyjamas. Please contact us via 099-243-1662 or 061-264-3657, or contact Ban Yan Yao Municipal School.”

Sompoy’s mother, Somwipha Chaimongkhon, told Matichon that she only found out about her daughter’s disappearance after seeing the missing poster on Wandee’s Facebook account. Somwipha said she lived apart from her daughter since divorcing her husband.

Somwipha said she rushed to Phang Nga from her home in the northern province of Phayao to search for her daughter. The mother described Sompoy as a good and very tidy girl.

Sompoy’s aunt, Wandee, revealed to the media that her daughter, Nattinan Hanhuan, was the last person to see Sompoy before she went missing. According to Nattinan, Sompoy was at home until 7pm. Nattinan then left the house at about 7.30pm to attend a vegetarian festival, leaving Sompoy at home alone.

Wandee explained that she arrived home from work at about 10.50pm and did not see Sompoy. She immediately reported the matter to the community leader that night. Residents in the area helped search for Sompoy but found no trace of her.

Wandee said she reported the matter to the Takuapa Police Station and posted about Sompoy on social media every day, hoping to find her safe, but there is no news. Wandee left a message for Sompoy saying…

“If you are watching or reading this news, come back home. Return to our home. There is nowhere like home.”

ThaiRath reported that Sompoy sent a message to Nattinan at about 10pm saying, “Aunt hasn’t arrived home yet,” and did not respond to further messages from Nattinan.