Thai Couple Charged with Rape and Murder of 20 Month old Baby Girl
UDON THANI – A young 23-year-old mother and her lover have been arrested in Udon Thani over the death of her 20-month-old daughter, who was sexually abused, the Bangkok Post reported Wednesday.
According to the article the 23-year-old woman, whose name was withheld, and her lover identified only as Nopparat, 22, were arrested separately in Phen district of Udon Thani on Wednesday.
The arrests followed a complaint by relatives that a 20 month old baby girl had been sexually abused and later died at a hospital in Nong Khai in the early hours of Wednesday.
The girl had suffered a severe injury to her rectum, according to the relatives who accused Nopparat of the crime, Khaosod Online reported on Wednesday.
