How Could You? Hall of Shame-Thailand- Pornchai Promsrichan-Child Death

This will be an archive of heinous actions by those involved in child welfare, foster care and adoption. We forewarn you that these are deeply disturbing stories that may involve sex abuse, murder, kidnapping and other horrendous actions.

From Pattaya, Thailand, this case brings extrato the archive.  The first link actually has photos of the child in the morgue, so beware if you click on it.

A transgender step-mother/adoptive parent was accused of child molestation and murder after her two-year-old son died at Banglamung Hospital.

“Investigators found apparent bite marks on the body of the two-year-old boy, especially in his buttocks.

The doctors also confirmed traces of semen in the boy’s anal area.

The step-mother, Pornchai Promsrichan, 34 admitted to the bite marks found on his body.

The gentle biting was simply her ways of showing love and adoration for the boy, Pornchai explained.”

“According to the nurses, the boy was brought in to the hospital by his step-mother who claimed that she found him unconscious at home.

Pornchai told the police the boy was crying a lot in the afternoon but then he fell asleep at around 5.00 p.m.

When she tried to wake him up, he did not open his eyes, Pornchai said adding that she immediately took him to the hospital.

The police and the medical staffs suspected that the step-mother had molested the child and may also be involved in his death.

However, Pornchai denied all accusations, stating that she already had a transgender operation.”

“A neighbour told the police that the boy had never been seen outside his house to play like the other children in the neighbourhood.

The neighbour added that he heard a child’s crying coming from the house at around 2.00 p.m. on 20 May but then the crying stopped.

The loud crying is not an unusual incident because the boy has been heard crying nearly everyday, the neighbour commented.”

Stepmother Accused Of 2-Year-Old Boy’s Murder, Molestation
[Pattaya Daily News 5/21/11]

“Transvestite parent suspected, but not charged

Preliminary autopsy results on a 2-year-old apparent-rape victim were not conclusive enough for police to arrest his transvestite guardian for the toddler’s death.

Hospital officials immediately called authorities after discovering the child had suffered cut and bruises to its face and had badly torn anus with what was believed to be semen still inside. The transvestite has denied raping the infant and has not been charged with any crime.

Preliminary findings from the Forensics Institute in Bangkok proved inconclusive. A full autopsy needed to be completed to determine whether the child indeed died of heart or circulatory problems as claimed.

Under repeated questioning from police, Pornchai was said to have admitted to investigators that he played roughly with the boy, sometimes squeezing the boy’s genitals and using his teeth and nails on the child. But the Udon Thani native denied killing or raping the boy.

After a May 23 interrogation, police granted a request for coroners to release the infant’s body for a funeral in Issan.

Police said they still do not have enough evidence to arrest the transvestite and acknowledged the child’s anal injuries could have come from infection or from having something inserted in the anus.
Meanwhile, police are investigating how the “woman of the second category” came to be the boy’s parent.

Pornchai claimed he was given the child by Ekachai Mungmai, 23, and Wandee Pinsap, 20, after the couple acquiesced to the transvestite’s pleas for Wandee not to have an illegal abortion for her unplanned pregnancy. He said he later formalized the adoption and changed the child’s name.”

2-year-old boy dead after apparent rape
[Pattaya Mail 6/3/11]

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