Four year old sets fire to great granddad's home in Buriram

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Picture: Sanook

 

A great granddad in Muang district of Buriram told his two great grandsons aged 7 and 4 that he didn't have 20 baht for them to buy sweets.

 

Not to worry, said Lin, 70, who decided to leave them at home while he pedalled off to find his wife who was working as a maid nearby. 

 

He told the little boys to look after his daughter who is mentally handicapped. 

 

When Lin returned he was aghast to discover that his home was on fire and the boys were waiting for him to come back with the money outside. 

 

He grabbed his very heavy daughter and carried her to safety then with the help of neighbors tried to put out the flames. 

 

Ban Yang sub-district policeman Capt Khattiya Petchkla arrived and found the fire had been put out but there was widespread damage, reported Sanook. 

 

Picture: Sanook

 

"A" aged 7 fingered his younger brother "B" aged 4 as the culprit. 

 

He said that he had got some kindling from the stove that was alight and had put it in a mattress. 

 

Lin didn't want to blame the little boy for what he did saying that his grandsons were bored and distracted as he rode off to get their sweet money.

 

A local official suggested that the little rascal had seen something on TV and copied the behavior. 

 

One unidentified man did some handy pointing at a stove in the kitchen, lest their be any doubt. 

 

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[JoePai]

Ah, the little dears.....

[roo860]

"A" aged 7 fingered his younger brother "B" aged 4 as the culprit. 

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[richard_smith237]

It never ceases to astonish me the juvenile absentmindedness and utter lack of responsibility of those who ‘should’ be responsible.

 

Leaving such young children in alone in a house is utterly careless, leaving children alone in the house with with ignited coals makes one simply shake their head in astonishment. 

 

It’s fortunate we are not reading a far more tragic story. 

[Moonlover]

He left a 7 and a 4 year old to look after a disabled girl, whilst he pedaled off to find some 'sweetie money!'

 

There's only one person guilty here!

[Gottfrid]

That´s the essence of real career criminals.

[tonray]

Gramps: Boys will be Boys.....sounds a lot like they tried to torch the disabled girl. Put the embers in the mattress and then went to wait outside.....future serial killers

Edited August 12, 2021 by tonray