Parents of five boys, allegedly involved in the murder of a 47-year-old mentally-troubled woman in Aranyaprathet district of Sa Kaeo province on January 11th, were escorted by district police to the Juvenile and Family Court this morning, to be charged with failing to provide proper parental care to their children, with the risk that they might commit criminal offences.

 

Yesterday, the parents were summoned to Aranyaprathet district police station to acknowledge the charges under Section 25 (3) of the Child Protection Act and Section 78 of the Criminal Code, which carry a maximum prison term of three months and/or a fine of 30,000 baht on conviction.

 

Police plan to file additional rape and assault charges against two of the five suspects after they received complaints from their prospective victims.

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2024-01-23

 

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Well done to the rape/assault victims for pressing charges. Very brave indeed.

Excellent news.. as long as the charges stick.

3 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Excellent news.. as long as the charges stick.

 

There's  the rub. They stick while the case is under media scrutiny but can easily wither on the vine further down the road after the dust has settled.

Does this include the police officer parents?

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

Excellent news.. as long as the charges stick.

Exactly, but will probably fizzle out after the dust settles, personally I would jail the lot of them, along with their scumbag offsprings. 

So they could end up with just a paltry fine. When will the cops be in court for Torture, Oh I forgot that's still legal in Thailand. Not heard anything about it since 2020.

adult crime should be adult time, no excuse for age