Girl, 3, escapes alleged beating, burning by teen dad

By Coconuts Bangkok

BANGKOK: -- A battered 3-year-old girl was taken into protective custody by Khlong Ton police last night after she sought help from neighbors in her apartment building to escape physical abuse reportedly inflicted by her teen stepfather.

Yupin Apartment owner Nirut Tipmanee called the police after he found a starved toddler with bruises and cigarette burns on her face and body. The 3-year-old girl, whose name was withheld, told rescue volunteers she was injured by her 17-year-old stepfather.

"Papa hit me. Papa hit me with a belt and burned me with cigarettes," the girl told the rescue volunteers. "It hurt, and I cried, but my mom didn't help me."

According to Nirut, the girl's mother is a 19-year-old convenience store worker, and her stepfather is a 17-year-old mortician at a Sukhumvit Road temple. Authorities withheld both of their names from the public.

Read More: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2014/08/26/girl-3-escapes-alleged-beating-burning-teen-dad

-- Coconuts Bangkok 2014-08-26

I would probably make that 'stepfather' a customer at his own place of employment.

What gives her the right to request privacy, the child should be taken into care and the mother and the a_sehole stepfather publicly named and shamed, he should also be rounded up and severely dealt with, and that's not a little slap on the wrist.

Anyone doing this to anyone else, particularly a child needed the harshest punishment possible dealt out to them.

Sickening.

What gives her the right to request privacy, the child should be taken into care and the mother and the a_sehole stepfather publicly named and shamed, he should also be rounded up and severely dealt with, and that's not a little slap on the wrist.

Anyone doing this to anyone else, particularly a child needed the harshest punishment possible dealt out to them.

The anonymity is given for the sake of the child not the mother or stepfather. That is SOP internationally. Poor little thing will be better off out of that environment.

typical of what we can expect here, save face, they beat the crap out of the child or allow it to happen and then do not want anyone to know how pathetic and low down they are when they are caught. How in the hell can we expect this country to become part of the 20th century when they continually do this sort of crap, name them and shame them, they deserve it in spades and remove the little girl from the mothers custody as she is obviously unfit to be a mother

What gives her the right to request privacy, the child should be taken into care and the mother and the a_sehole stepfather publicly named and shamed, he should also be rounded up and severely dealt with, and that's not a little slap on the wrist.

Anyone doing this to anyone else, particularly a child needed the harshest punishment possible dealt out to them.

The anonymity is given for the sake of the child not the mother or stepfather. That is SOP internationally. Poor little thing will be better off out of that environment.

Do you really think she made the request in the interest of the child - wouldn't think so," .. who she pleaded with to keep the story private" should have thought about the child earlier .. ""It hurt, and I cried, but my mom didn't help me." "

Edited August 26, 201411 yr by Artisi

What gives her the right to request privacy, the child should be taken into care and the mother and the a_sehole stepfather publicly named and shamed, he should also be rounded up and severely dealt with, and that's not a little slap on the wrist.

Anyone doing this to anyone else, particularly a child needed the harshest punishment possible dealt out to them.

The anonymity is given for the sake of the child not the mother or stepfather. That is SOP internationally. Poor little thing will be better off out of that environment.

Do you really think she made the request in the interest of the child - wouldn't think so," .. who she pleaded with to keep the story private" should have thought about the child earlier .. ""It hurt, and I cried, but my mom didn't help me." "

No, of course NOT. But the child cannot be named as in all cases of abuse or alleged abuse.

What gives her the right to request privacy, the child should be taken into care and the mother and the a_sehole stepfather publicly named and shamed, he should also be rounded up and severely dealt with, and that's not a little slap on the wrist.

Anyone doing this to anyone else, particularly a child needed the harshest punishment possible dealt out to them.

The anonymity is given for the sake of the child not the mother or stepfather. That is SOP internationally. Poor little thing will be better off out of that environment.

Do you really think she made the request in the interest of the child - wouldn't think so," .. who she pleaded with to keep the story private" should have thought about the child earlier .. ""It hurt, and I cried, but my mom didn't help me." "

Police requested, not parents. Let it go.

usually icam not a member of the hang'em high brigade-but in this case...

So a 17 year old Thai man managed to batter a 3 year old without the help of about 10 mates he must be some sort of hero to young Thai men how he managed alone to beat a 3 year old he is obvious a mentally defecated youth who is not fit to walk the streets amongst normal people and therefore should be locked up for public safety for about 40 years then try mixing with the public again but never near children banned for life going near children.

"Yupin Apartment owner Nirut Tipmanee called the police..."

In this culture, K. Nirit is a hero. Surely this was not an easy decision. Getting involved in others affairs is not something Thai's do easily, even as horrific as this is to us. Domestic violence is still very much considered a family problem in this culture, and corporal punishment perceived as a personal decision, and threats and retribution for the perceived meddling in others affairs is common. "You make problem for me, I make problem for you." I broke up with a long time Thai GF due to this deeply ingrained trait when I kept getting involved with Thai on Thai violence against women I witnessed. Kudos to K. Nirut and good luck to her/him. Lets hope the child stays out of the abusers hands.

Edited August 26, 201411 yr by NomadJoe

What gives her the right to request privacy, the child should be taken into care and the mother and the a_sehole stepfather publicly named and shamed, he should also be rounded up and severely dealt with, and that's not a little slap on the wrist.

Anyone doing this to anyone else, particularly a child needed the harshest punishment possible dealt out to them.

The anonymity is given for the sake of the child not the mother or stepfather. That is SOP internationally. Poor little thing will be better off out of that environment.

Do you really think she made the request in the interest of the child - wouldn't think so," .. who she pleaded with to keep the story private" should have thought about the child earlier .. ""It hurt, and I cried, but my mom didn't help me." "

No, of course NOT. But the child cannot be named as in all cases of abuse or alleged abuse.

I hope after conviction the parents are locked up and named, the child hopeful will be adopted by loving parents who will give her their family name.

One reason to name the parents is to shame their parents, should not have brought their children up to act like this.

What gives her the right to request privacy, the child should be taken into care and the mother and the a_sehole stepfather publicly named and shamed, he should also be rounded up and severely dealt with, and that's not a little slap on the wrist.

Anyone doing this to anyone else, particularly a child needed the harshest punishment possible dealt out to them.

The anonymity is given for the sake of the child not the mother or stepfather. That is SOP internationally. Poor little thing will be better off out of that environment.

Do you really think she made the request in the interest of the child - wouldn't think so," .. who she pleaded with to keep the story private" should have thought about the child earlier .. ""It hurt, and I cried, but my mom didn't help me." "

Police requested, not parents. Let it go.

Just to get the record straight so there is no miss understanding ;

"After the couple learned the story had reached the police, the stepfather reportedly fled while the teen mother was detained by the police, who she pleaded with to keep the story private." Coconuts Bangkok.

poor kid .... this is so sad ... how can a 17yo can be step father I guess he is only the boyfriend of the mum .... they dont deserve any kid

typical of what we can expect here, save face, they beat the crap out of the child or allow it to happen and then do not want anyone to know how pathetic and low down they are when they are caught. How in the hell can we expect this country to become part of the 20th century when they continually do this sort of crap, name them and shame them, they deserve it in spades and remove the little girl from the mothers custody as she is obviously unfit to be a mother

There is no western or eastern country that publishes the name of the parents in the case of a minor that is involved in any case to protect the minor it has nothing to do with protecting the parents. Courts would love to name them but the PC police had dictated that you can not even if they are proven guilty.

Eye for an Eye...................

Big tough Thai man boy. Makes me sick.

Feel sorry for the little girl. I hope she recovers from a sicking attack by a Richard Head! BEAST!!

Edited August 26, 201411 yr by LotusBoy

I gave up smoking 20 years ago, but I would happily take it up again and risk cancer if I was allowed to do the same to this pr!ck!!!

Please give them to me only for an hour, and no need a belt or cigarette at all ....

Sickening.

+1...Let's all hope that the little girl recovers without life-time damage and can have a happy life with NEW parents.

Wow... that is horrifying. No end to twisted people... I hope the girl gets the help she need and the parents are punished.

No sympathy for the parents, but I would venture to say that they were probably subject to the same as children. It is a nasty circle.

As he is 17, doesn't that give him some sort of "let off".. . .

Big tough Thai man boy. Makes me sick.

Feel sorry for the little girl. I hope she recovers from a sicking attack by a Richard Head! BEAST!!

Shocking. I hope this p r I c k gets his own. grub.

The anonymity is given for the sake of the child not the mother or stepfather. That is SOP internationally. Poor little thing will be better off out of that environment.

Do you really think she made the request in the interest of the child - wouldn't think so," .. who she pleaded with to keep the story private" should have thought about the child earlier .. ""It hurt, and I cried, but my mom didn't help me." "

Police requested, not parents. Let it go.

Just to get the record straight so there is no miss understanding ;

"After the couple learned the story had reached the police, the stepfather reportedly fled while the teen mother was detained by the police, who she pleaded with to keep the story private." Coconuts Bangkok.

"Authorities withheld both of their names from the public."

The mother asked the whole incident to be kept quite, not names. The authorities did not do as she requested. As prbkk said, it is standard not to release names in cases such as this.

"Yupin Apartment owner Nirut Tipmanee called the police..."

In this culture, K. Nirit is a hero. Surely this was not an easy decision. Getting involved in others affairs is not something Thai's do easily, even as horrific as this is to us. Domestic violence is still very much considered a family problem in this culture, and corporal punishment perceived as a personal decision, and threats and retribution for the perceived meddling in others affairs is common. "You make problem for me, I make problem for you." I broke up with a long time Thai GF due to this deeply ingrained trait when I kept getting involved with Thai on Thai violence against women I witnessed. Kudos to K. Nirut and good luck to her/him. Lets hope the child stays out of the abusers hands.

I know this is a Thai forum but I used to be a helicopter EMS pilot in the US and this is not a Thai only problem. It is a world wide issue. I worked for three years for two different companies before I had to quit and go back to general flying. The emotional toll was just too great for me when it came to the children who I had to pick up and transfer to a hospital because of abuse. When you look in the eyes of toddlers as you are loading then in the bird and all you see is incomprehension and shock as to why did this happen to me, I just couldn't take it any longer. One little blonde, cute as a button 3 year old female who had been beaten and then scalded by her father in a hot bath still haunts me to this day. The kicker to this story is that I was also on duty the day the police cornered the father and had to shoot him to take him into custody. He was only slightly injured. I did not know he was the father until we arrived at the scene of the shooting. We were dispatched to pick him up and transfer him to the ER. The location was from a large island that was across the sound from the hospital. I knew that it was getting to much for me when I suggested to the flight nurses on the way back over the water that they accidentally open the door and let the gurney slip out into the water. They were shocked at my suggestion but I was coldly rational about the idea.

This event and others like it always come back to me when I hear or read stories about how the religious nutters are always screaming about federal intervention into their states rights to live their life as they see it and keep the government out of their business. This usually comes about because of the way they treat their wife/wife's and children and the conditions they make them live in. Some event happens and they get caught out and it makes the news. We all know that most events never come to light. I am all for small government myself but someone needs to protect the innocent from the wacky and or just plain cruel people.

Sorry for the rant but this issue just hits to close to the bone for me. I vote to burn the f####r at the stake. Rehabilitate, my a##.

Both parents are culpable and should be held responsible and the child should be put into care as neither of these adolescents should be allowed near children. Any one burning a three year old with cigarettes is beyond redemption.

I have tears my eyes.

I have tears my eyes.

Me tooo, and "Red Mist"...........

I used to take comfort from a story i was told many years ago, about a man who blinded his toddler and was jailed in Glasgow.

The prison doctor was called to his cell and he reported virtually every bone in the guy's body were broken and he was blinded.

unfortunately my information is that Thai prisoners exact no retribution whatever the crime.