The step-father of a three year-old boy has been arrested for assault resulting in the boy’s death.
The suspect was identified by police as Mr Chokethawee Sangkaeprom, 32. Police said that he was with the victim’s mother for just seven months.
The victim, Nong Pao, was admitted to the intensive care unit of Udon Thani hospital in a serious condition. Doctors at the hospital said he suffered a fractured skull, fractured liver and right kidney, brain swelling, brain bleeding and three broken ribs.
The victim was unconscious and was put on a respirator, but he never regained consciousness and died late Monday night.
The superintendent of Kumpawapee district police, said that when he was waiting for an arrest warrant from the court, he had dispatched plainclothes policemen to keep a close watch on Mr Chokethawee to prevent him from escaping.
The stepfather showed up at the hospital’s morgue on Tuesday to claim Nongpao’s body to take him back home for the funeral ceremony and he was arrested by police. He has however denied the charges.
(Source:Thai PBS)