Crime Stepfather Confesses to Fatal Assault on Child in Nonthaburi

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture courtesy of Khaosod.

 

A 23-year-old stepfather has confessed to fatally injuring his two-year-old stepson in a case that has shocked the local community. The young boy, referred to as “A”, died after suffering a severe head injury when his stepfather allegedly pushed him, causing him to fall and strike the back of his head on the floor.

 

The incident occurred in a home in Bang Bua Thong, Nonthaburi. Police were alerted by staff at Sai Noi Hospital, where the child was pronounced dead on arrival. Medical personnel noted multiple bruises on the child’s body, prompting an investigation by officers from Bang Bua Thong Police Station.

 

The suspect, identified as Mr Thanawat, was taken in for questioning alongside the boy’s mother, Ms Sirinya 24. Mr Thanawat initially denied involvement but eventually admitted to pushing the child with force, leading to the fatal injury. This confession aligned with forensic evidence and CCTV footage, which showed no other individuals entering or leaving the property at the time of the incident.

 

Ms Sirinya told investigators she had long suspected her partner was abusing her son. She described how she took time off work to observe her child, noting that the bruises stopped appearing during those periods. However, the bruising would return whenever she resumed work, leaving her son in Mr Thanawat’s care.

 

Although she had never witnessed drug abuse, Ms Sirinya said her partner frequently consumed a mixture of green and yellow pills dissolved in water, which kept him awake through the night and disrupted her own sleep. Despite this, she had trusted him to care for her child, insisting through tears that she had never so much as hit her son herself. “Why did he kill my baby?” she cried during the police reconstruction of the crime.

 

Mr Thanawat’s father, who was present during the police-led reenactment, tearfully apologised to Ms Sirinya for his son’s actions.

 

Superintendent Pol. Col. Phrut Chamruensat of Bang Bua Thong Police stated that Mr Thanawat initially admitted only to physically assaulting the child, not intending to kill. However, forensic examination confirmed that the fatal injuries were consistent with a violent push causing the child’s head to strike the bare floor with significant force.

 

The investigation concluded that the stepfather acted alone. The police are preparing to file charges of causing grievous bodily harm resulting in death.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Khaosod 2025-07-08