The search in the paddy turns grim when the little girl’s body is found in Sisaket

A shocking discovery was made by a 64-year-old man who was looking for field rats in a rice paddy in Wang Hin District, Sisaket provincewhile tripping over the buried corpse of an infant.

The baby, who is believed to have died two to three days earlier, was found yesterday, January 8. Police investigates whether the child was dead or alive when she was buried, suspecting the involvement of local teenagers.

Police Captain Thasnan In-ngam of Wang Hin Police Stationalong with Police Assistant Inspector Phanyos Thuanphongthiam and Police Sub-Inspector Rakphong Phiengkaew, responded to the report. They were joined by forensic officers and a doctor from Wang Hin Hospital at the scene.

The baby was discovered wrapped in a white towel and accompanied by a white toy rabbit in a mound in rice field.

Prasert Chaleekul, the first to discover the body, described his experience. While guarding cows and checking for rat tracks to set traps for later, he noticed disturbed soil under a piece of wood. Upon investigation, he discovered a towel and then a toy rabbit. Suspecting more below, he continued to feel the ground until he found the child’s foot. Shocked by the discovery, he immediately contacted the village chief and the police.

Prasert also mentioned that such incidents were unprecedented in his area. He recalled seeing two masked teenagers on a motorcycle near the site two days before on January 6. He initially assumed they were also looking for field rats, but now suspects they may be related to the infant’s burial.

Medical examination suggests that child she was probably under a month old, physically intact, and had been dead for two to three days. Further forensic analysis is required to confirm whether the child was buried alive or dead. Meanwhile, police and forensics teams have gathered evidence and launched an investigation to identify those responsible for the burial with the aim of bringing them to justice, KhaoSod reported.

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