41-Year-Old Mother Ends Her Life Alongside Her Infant Son: Kamphaeng Phet

[Georgealbert]

 

 

In a heart-wrenching incident, a 41-year-old mother, overwhelmed by various anxieties, took the opportunity while her husband and other children were asleep to leave the house with her two-month-old son. She walked to a nearby pond, where she tragically ended both their lives. Her devastated husband found their son’s body floating in the water and immediately jumped in to retrieve him, but it was too late.

 

At approximately 07:30 on October 11, Pol. Lt. Kuekrit Phanthumat, an investigator from Pang Sila Thong Police Station, Kamphaeng Phet Province, received a report of a mother committing suicide with her infant son near a pond close to their home in Ban Khlong Manow, Village 12, Hin Dat Subdistrict, Pang Sila Thong District. Local rescue volunteers from the Kamphaeng Phet Sawang Thammasathan Foundation quickly arrived at the scene, joined by Mr. Sané Chaimongkol, the district chief of Pang Sila Thong.

 

The incident occurred at a large pond used by locals for fishing. Rescue teams employed underwater equipment and quickly discovered the body of Mrs. Pittinan, 41, who lived in Pang Sila Thong District. Her husband had already recovered their two-month-old son’s body from the water and brought it back to their home.

 

 

Mr. Suthi, the woman’s husband, shared his sorrowful story. He described how he and his wife had always had a loving relationship, with no apparent family problems. However, his wife was often anxious about her health and their son’s well-being, fearing she would not be able to care for him properly. Just the previous day, he had taken their son for a day out, and everything seemed normal.

 

He mentioned that his wife had woken up around 04.00 to feed their baby, and he had briefly spoken to her before falling back asleep. When he woke up later in the morning, both his wife and son were gone. He searched around the house but couldn’t find them, eventually discovering their son’s body floating in the pond.

 

Village headman Mr. Ritthichai Saentao confirmed receiving a call from Mr. Suthi, who informed him that his wife had committed suicide with their child. He immediately notified the authorities and assisted with the search. Mr. Ritthichai also emphasised that the family had no prior history of conflict, and the couple was always seen as loving and supportive. He speculated that the woman’s recent illness or possibly postpartum depression might have contributed to the tragedy.

 

Neighbours echoed these sentiments, describing the couple as loving and attentive to each other and their children. They were shocked that such a tragedy could have occurred in a family that seemed so close-knit.

 

Mr. Suthi also revealed that his wife had been especially anxious about raising their youngest child, fearing that he might die like their second son, who had passed away as a baby a couple of years earlier. These mounting concerns seemed to have pushed her to make this tragic decision.

 

After completing the initial investigation and examining both bodies, police arranged for the rescue team to transport the mother and child to Sawanpracharak Hospital in Nakhon Sawan for an autopsy, with the investigation ongoing.

 

If you or anyone you know is in emotional distress, please contact the Samaritans of Thailand 24-hour hotline: 02 713 6791 (English), 02 713 6793 (Thai) or the Thai Mental Health Hotline at 1323 (Thai). Please also contact your friends or relatives at this time if you have feelings of loneliness, stress or depression. Seek help.

 

Picture from responders.

 

-- 2024-10-12

 

 

[Georgealbert]