The Paveena Foundation accompanied the mother of a 3-year-old boy to report to authorities after the boy died suddenly. An autopsy found bruises all over his body, a torn small intestine, and extensive abdominal bleeding. It was revealed the incident occurred while he was alone with his stepfather.
The case involves Mrs. Paveena Hongsakul, chairperson of the Paveena Hongsakul Foundation for Children and Women, who received a complaint from the mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother of 3-year-old boy Phupha who passed away.Suddenly.The child was with his stepfather alone overnight while the mother was working at a factory. The body was sent for autopsy at the Forensic Institute, Police General Hospital.
Later, at 12:30 p.m. on 28 March 2016, Mrs. Paveena Hongsakul accompanied Miss Jiraporn, 21, the mother, along with the grandmother and great-grandmother of Phupha, to receive the body and autopsy results at the Forensic Institute, Police General Hospital. It was found there was extensive internal bleeding in the abdomen and a torn small intestine.Bruiseswere present on the abdomen, along with bruising around the eyes and torso, abrasions on the testicles, and bruising around the head. The doctors concluded the cause was blunt force trauma from a hard object.
Mrs. Paveena stated that at noon today, Miss Jiraporn, aged 21, mother of 3-year-old Phupha, along with the child's grandmother, 50, and great-grandmother, 43, tearfully traveled from Chonburi Province to the foundation to file a complaint, reporting the mysterious death of their grandson.
The grandmother explained that the child's 21-year-old mother is a former daughter-in-law who separated from the grandmother's son when Phupha was 1 year and 2 months old. The grandmother has cared for the child since birth. After the parents separated, the mother gave the child to the grandmother and uncle in Bangkok. The grandmother's son went to work abroad, and the mother remarried and recently took Phupha back to care for him. The incident occurred less than two months later.
At around 10:00 a.m. on 26 March, the mother called the grandmother to say Phupha was in the hospital and that doctors had declared him dead. The mother said that on the night of 25 March, she went to work at a factory, leaving the child with his stepfather. At about 5 a.m. on 26 March, the stepfather called the mother to report the child was vomiting. The mother hurried back home, quickly bathing and dressing to take the child to the doctor.
While dressing, the mother noticed the child having seizures and rushed him to a hospital in Chonburi. The child was not breathing, so the hospital staff performed CPR but were unable to save him. The preliminary cause of death was sudden cardiac arrest. However, the death had suspicious elements. The grandmother saw the child's body had bruises on the forehead, under the right eye, bruising on the abdomen, blood coming from the mouth and nose, and marks resembling cigarette burns, both old and new, on the body. Shocked by Phupha's bruised face, the grandmother believed something had happened to her grandson. She called the hotline 1134 to seek help from the Paveena Foundation and reported that on 16 February 2016, she had brought Phupha to play at her house. The child said he was beaten by his stepfather and cried when told his mother would come to pick him up, not wanting to return home.
Phupha's great-grandmother said that around 14 August 2015, while the child was under her care, the mother took him on a trip for about 10 days. When the child was returned, she noticed burn marks on his right leg and sole. She asked the child, who said that his father had burned him with a cigarette. When she called the child's mother to ask, the mother scolded her, accusing the grandmother of causing trouble and saying the child was just being naughty and fell while playing, stepping on a cigarette butt.Cigarette buttbut the grandmother did not believe this. Both the grandmother and great-grandmother want a thorough autopsy to determine the true cause of death, believing it was unnatural and seeking justice for their grandson.
Later on the same day, at 5:00 p.m., after receiving the autopsy results, Mrs. Paveena, along withthe family,brought the body ofPhuphato be laid in a funeral ceremony at Kai Tia Temple, Bang Lamung District, Chonburi Province. They then traveled to Nong Kham Police Station in Si Racha District, Chonburi Province to meet with Pol. Col. Komkrit Manjit, superintendent of Nong Kham Police Station, to give statements to investigators and file charges to pursue the stepfather, who was the last person to be with the childall night.The mother broughtdocumentsfrom the Forensic Institute of the Police General Hospital and the death certificate summarizing the cause of death to the police. The Paveena Foundation coordinated withthe Chonburi Provincial Social Development and Human Security Officewhich also came to Nong Kham Police Station to follow up on the case.