Teen mum caught on CCTV locking toddler in dog cage

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A 17 year old mother was caught on CCTV footage physically assaulting her two year old daughter, confining her in a dog cage within a residence in Plutaluang Subdistrict, Sattahip on Monday, February 19.

 

The distressing footage sent shockwaves across social media platforms, triggering swift action from local authorities.

 

In response to the outcry, Plutaluang police officers, accompanied by village headman Chanchai Nijasin and other officials, immediately launched an investigation at the scene. Chanchai disclosed that the teen mum admitted to disciplining her child by confining her in the dog cage. However, she claimed her actions were aimed at correcting the child’s mischievous behaviour and garnering the attention of the baby’s father, rather than causing harm.

 

Further scrutiny uncovered that the child frequently played with the family dog and sometimes entered the dog cage voluntarily. The mother described her child as stubborn, justifying her disciplinary measures. Remarkably, authorities found no visible signs of physical injury on the child during the examination.

The stepmother of the 17 year old revealed that the child’s father had previous legal entanglements with the baby’s mother regarding underage matters, leading to their separation. She added that the young mother admitted to disciplining the child due to perceived disorderly conduct. Consequently, the father shared the CCTV footage on social media to initiate legal action against the young mother, reported Pattaya Mail.

Police Colonel Khomsan Kamtunkaew, Superintendent of Plutaluang Police Station, disclosed that the child has been placed under the care of the Child and Family Shelter in Chon Buri for psychological evaluation. The young mother, alongside her stepmother and biological father, will undergo a professional assessment and further questioning regarding the incident to ensure appropriate action is taken.

 

In related news, a 24 year old man was arrested yesterday in the Klong Toey district of Bangkok on charges of abducting and molesting a young girl under the age of 15 and committing rape of a child under the age of 13. The suspect, identified only as Thanachot, was apprehended following a mother’s shocking discovery of her daughter’s ordeal, which led to a police report and subsequent arrest warrant.

 

by Puntid Tantivangphaisal

Photo courtesy of Pattaya Mail

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-02-22

 

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[worgeordie]

25 minutes ago, webfact said:

and garnering the attention of the baby’s father

That will be a very hard job .....

 

regards worgeordie

[Mr Meeseeks]

Photo of the baby in the cage posted to media. 

 

Have these people no brain or ethics at all?

[stoner]

what a world we live in. 

[riclag]

12 minutes ago, stoner said:

what a world we live in. 

Thats a bingo

[Chassa]

They used to put them in play-pens to keep them out of trouble.

[Chongalulu]

28 minutes ago, stoner said:

what a world we live in. 

It's the only habitable one we know of in the universe...

[stoner]

6 minutes ago, Chongalulu said:

It's the only habitable one we know of in the universe...

 

i gladly volunteer to find out...

 

https://www.nasa.gov/universe/nasa-planet-hunter-finds-its-1st-earth-size-habitable-zone-world/

[Liverpool Lou]

2 hours ago, worgeordie said:

3 hours ago, webfact said:

and garnering the attention of the baby’s father

That will be a very hard job .....

 "...the father shared the CCTV footage on social media to initiate legal action against the young mother, reported Pattaya Mail".

 

Wasn't difficult for him to give his attention.

[Liverpool Lou]

Western child in its disciplinary cage...

 

Edited February 22 by Liverpool Lou

[giddyup]

2 hours ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

Photo of the baby in the cage posted to media. 

 

Have these people no brain or ethics at all?

Child neglect or cruelty isn't particular to Thailand.

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Remarkably, authorities found no visible signs of physical injury on the child during the examination.

But how about mental torture?

[hotchilli]

7 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Western child in its disciplinary cage...

 

A valid point...

[JeffersLos]

2 hours ago, worgeordie said:

That will be a very hard job .....

 

regards worgeordie

 

Why? 

 

The father saw it and immediately contacted the authorities. 

[RobU]

For goodness sake. She mildly disciplined the child (no evidence of injury to the child) and put her in the dog cage where the child frequently played anyway. What's the difference between that large cage and a child corral? Absolutely no story the authorities should not take the the child since she has come to no harm whatsoever. 

[mikebell]

21 hours ago, webfact said:

garnering the attention of the baby’s father,

Until Thailand make Thai fathers financially responsible for their children it will continue to be a banana state and continue to be infamous globally for its level of prostitution.

[bristolgeoff]

They was a incident recently in the uk 3 kids killed mother charged but not much else in the press.The pic and story involved here not good but no real harm and what happens next who knows

[steven100]

18 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Western child in its disciplinary cage...

 

 

That's called a ' play pen '   .....    a dog cage is called a dog cage. 

[Andre0720]

19 hours ago, stoner said:

what a world we live in. 

What a country we chose to live in.....

[steven100]

16 hours ago, RobU said:

For goodness sake. She mildly disciplined the child (no evidence of injury to the child) and put her in the dog cage where the child frequently played anyway. What's the difference between that large cage and a child corral? Absolutely no story the authorities should not take the the child since she has come to no harm whatsoever. 

yeah '  I guess if it wasn't the cage it could have been a chain at the kennel in the backyard..

[steven100]

3 minutes ago, Andre0720 said:

What a country we chose to live in.....

what a strange society

[RobU]

36 minutes ago, steven100 said:

 

That's called a ' play pen '   .....    a dog cage is called a dog cage. 

What's in a name? It's still a cage for imprisoning children. 

[steven100]

2 minutes ago, RobU said:

What's in a name? It's still a cage for imprisoning children. 

silly comment ....   it was used to place the child in a safe environment while mama did the vacuuming and washed the dishes,  otherwise the housework wouldn't be done.

[Rimmer]

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[Gsxrnz]

The kid probably has more square footage in relation to body size than many expat's studio condos.

[RobU]

44 minutes ago, steven100 said:

silly comment ....   it was used to place the child in a safe environment while mama did the vacuuming and washed the dishes,  otherwise the housework wouldn't be done.

I don't understand, you have taken my words out of context. I previously stated that in my opinion she did nothing wrong, as you say she locked the child in there so she could concentrate on the housework.The person I responded to tried to imply that there was a difference between a large cage and a baby compound. Both are cages

[steven100]

3 minutes ago, RobU said:

I previously stated that in my opinion she did nothing wrong

 

I disagree ....   in a civilized society we know what's right from wrong ...

and putting a child in a dog cage is wrong. 

[Bday Prang]

20 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Western child in its disciplinary cage...

 

That must be a very bad kid, as it's obviously serving a long sentence. and it  appears to be close to out growing its cell  .now  there is a danger it could  escape by simply climbing out,     Best  to quickly  grant it parole and allow it to serve the remainder of its sentence in leg irons.

[Mr Meeseeks]

20 hours ago, giddyup said:

Child neglect or cruelty isn't particular to Thailand.

 

I didn't say it was, but neither is a lack of ethics in Thai journalism, which is what my comment was aimed at. 

[n00dle]

There are so many issues here in this one sentence, its pretty difficult to point an accusing finger at any one party. 

Straight across the board this is a failure in education. It's obvious these people are poor as dirt and entirely lacking any education or advantages. 
 

23 hours ago, webfact said:

The stepmother of the 17 year old revealed that the child’s father had previous legal entanglements with the baby’s mother regarding underage matters, leading to their separation.