Sangkhla Buri police are intensifying the investigation into the disappearance of 7-year-old Nong Ogn, who went missing from home before being found dead in a forest. Authorities have summoned a monk and three men from the village for questioning after a monastery pickup truck was found parked near the playground where she was last seen before disappearing.
Progress in the case of Nong Ogn, a 7-year-old girl studying at the Border Patrol Police School in Ban Radar, Kanchanaburi province, who had been missing for more than two days. Authorities launched a thorough search and on 1 Jun 2026 found her body in a bamboo thicket in a rubber plantation at Ban Thikrong, Prang Phle Subdistrict, Sangkhla Buri District, Kanchanaburi province.
Mrs. Fon, 35, Nong Ogn’s mother, revealed that normally she stays at home with relatives and her daughter. On 30 May, she was away attending a community meeting, and that morning her daughter went to the grocery store to buy eggs for frying. Afterward, her daughter told family members she was going to play in the upper part of the village near the temple.
Mrs. Fon then returned home and later went to rest at a friend's house. In the evening, upon returning home and asking about her daughter, she was told the girl was at a relative’s house. But when calling relatives, no one had seen her. The family searched and learned someone had seen her near a Bodhi tree beside the temple around 2 p.m. After that, no one saw her again. The family searched for two days without success until today when they found her body with bruises and strangulation marks on her neck.
Mr. Buncha Rerkngam, 52, assistant village headman of Village No. 4, Prang Phle Subdistrict, Sangkhla Buri District, said that after receiving the report on the evening of 30 May, the village volunteer security team and various officials organized a search for the girl. Initially, relatives suspected she might have drowned near the village, so rescue teams conducted underwater searches but found nothing.
On the night of 30 May, near the Khao Yai Shrine opposite the site where the body was found, an outdoor movie screening was held with very loud speakers. Officials and Mr. Buncha searched the area near the body discovery site once but did not find anything.
Then, on the morning of 1 Jun, villagers going to tap rubber trees noticed a strange smell and followed it to discover the deceased girl’s body. They reported to village officials. Mr. Buncha examined the site, noting the girl lying on her side with both hands behind her back, wearing a shirt and pants. Around her, disturbed leaves and soil suggested a struggle had taken place.
A preliminary autopsy revealed wounds on the neck, bruises on the ribs and back, and tearing of the genital area. The victim’s belongings, including gold earrings worn on both ears and a mobile phone, were not missing. Her shoes were found near her head, suggesting the perpetrator had no intent to steal.
The suspect is someone who previously lived in the village, then worked elsewhere, and recently returned to reside in the village for about a month. The suspect’s suspicious behavior included avoiding and not participating in the search for the missing girl.
At approximately 6:30 p.m., Sangkhla Buri police took the monastery’s pickup truck for examination as it had been parked near the Bodhi tree where the 7-year-old girl was last seen playing before disappearing. They summoned four monks and three local men for questioning and forensic evidence collection. Mrs. Fon, Nong Ogn’s mother, was also questioned as a victim for about three hours.
Officials also interviewed the owner of the last shop where Nong Ogn was seen buying snacks, having brought two 20-baht bills to purchase 30 baht worth of treats.
The shop owner described Nong Ogn as a well-mannered and lovely child. Before the incident, she came to the store with two 20-baht notes to buy snacks. Later, the owner learned of her disappearance and then the tragic news of her death.