Police found the 2- and
4-year-old girls alone, inside their filthy Sukhumvit Soi 3 home.
Patcharapol Panrak
A Sattahip car mechanic detained for imprisoning and beating his
toddler daughters with coat hangers was set free by Sattahip police,
apparently for lack of evidence.
Akachai Sornsuriya, 24, was taken into custody briefly March 4 after
police rescued his 2- and 4-year-old girls from their filthy Sukhumvit
Soi 3 home. The door was locked and windows barred by iron grates. The
girls called desperately for food through the grating, which barred
entry into a house strewn with garbage and spoiled food.
Police game them bananas and sweets and called a district medical
practitioner who examined their many bruises.
Somrak Charoensuk said Akachai’s ex-wife had left him with the children
shortly after the youngest’s birth. Overworked by job and parental
responsibilities, he left them locked up while away and, annoyed by
their crying upon his return, allegedly beat them into silence with coat
hangers.
Neighbors reported hearing their screams from houses away, but feared
interfering, other than to sneak them food.
Over the protests of neighbors, police released Akachai with only a
warning, claiming that his offenses were not serious enough to be
considered child abuse. If the incidents continued, however, he would be
arrested and charged, police warned.
