Accident Suphan Buri: Four-Month-Old Boy Dies After Falling from Hammock While Father Was at Work

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture courtesy of Amarin.

 

A four-month-old baby boy has died after falling from a makeshift hammock in a workers’ dormitory while his father was away at work. The incident occurred on the morning of 3 July in U Thong District, Suphan Buri Province.

 

At around 11:00, Pol. Sub-Lt. Jirapat Khonraeng, an investigating officer from U Thong Police Station, received a report of a deceased infant at a workers’ lodging attached to a pan manufacturing factory in Ban Dong Yen village, Moo 10.

 

Upon arrival, officers found the body of a baby boy, identified as Chokdee, of Myanmar nationality. He had sustained minor abrasions to his lips and was found lying motionless on the floor. A local physician estimated the time of death to be between two and four hours prior.

 

The child’s father, Mr. So, 47, also of Myanmar nationality, was found at the scene, visibly devastated. Inside the small room, police discovered a hammock fashioned from a blanket tied to electrical wires stretched between the rafters, about 50 centimetres above the floor. A pillow was also found lying beneath the hammock.

 

Mr. So explained that he had been raising Chokdee alone after his wife left shortly after giving birth. On the morning of the incident, at around 8:00 AM, he placed his son in the hammock before leaving for work. When he returned around 10:00 AM to feed the baby, he found Chokdee lying face down on the floor and unresponsive. Despite quickly picking him up and attempting to revive him, it was too late.

 

Mr. So stated that he did not suspect foul play, believing instead that his son had rolled out of the hammock in his sleep and died as a result.

 

However, when contacted by authorities, the child’s mother, who is working in another province, expressed doubts about the cause of death and requested to see her son’s body before accepting the explanation. As a result, the police have sent the baby’s remains to U Thong Hospital for further examination and are awaiting the mother’s arrival.

 

Local rescue team Jak Narai U Thong handled the transfer of the body. Police say they will proceed with the appropriate legal and investigative steps once the mother has had the opportunity to view the body and provide her statement.

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Amarin 2025-07-04

 

 

 

[Gottfrid]

First, if a mother just leave her son and run away, she don´t have a voice in the matter in my humble opinion. 😉

After, what crazy parent, father in this case, leaves a four month old alone while going to work?

One have to seriously think about how stupid people there are.