Discussed: 12 Jun 2024 at 13: 11
NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A person who admitted paying a 13- year- older girl to drink alcohol at an ordination ceremony, leading to her collapsing into a coma, has surrendered to police to encounter charges.
Pol Col Thanaphat Phet- raj, chief of Nong Bunmak quotation fleas place, said on Wednesday that Jetsada Phongphatthanaporn, 26, of Pak Thongchai city of Nakhon Ratchasima, turned himself in on Tuesday afternoon.
He acknowledged being present at the priesthood meeting on Sunday as the person shown in a movie paying money to two 13-year-old boys and girls.
According to Jetsada, the child and the boy initially made an offer to pay for alcohol. He claimed that he had no desire to ask them to consume the entire drink.
Under child safety laws, authorities have charged him under charges that prohibit forcing, persuading, or enticing children to behave badly, hiring them to work or work in a way that might be harmful to the body, and selling or giving alcohol or cigarettes to children.
Under the Child Protection Act, the offences result in a maximum sentence of up to three months in prison and/or a fine of up to 30 000 ringgit. He reported to the authorities, and he was freed.
Pol Col Thanaphat said more witnesses may become questioned. As most were babies, child protection officers would also be present.  ,
On Sunday, the lady collapsed unconscious , after downing the third- bottle of liquor. She was taken to Nong Bunmak Hospital, where she spent the night before being transferred to Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital, where she was taken to the intensive care unit.
A neighborhood native captured men cheering on the woman and boy as they raised their containers and downed the alcohol in a film that was captured on camera.
The woman’s mother Oui Krapheenok, 72, said on Wednesday that her daughter was now out of harm and had regained consciousness. She could use a chair to sit up and speak with others, but her voice was still loud.
Picharn Trapakwaen, commander of Nong Bunmak region, on Wednesday held a meeting to discuss steps to support the woman’s family, after he visited the home at Mitsamphan community on Tuesday. The home is bad with 13 people, six aged between one season and 16. Two people had underlying diseases and were unable to support themselves, he said.
The home relied on state aid for the older and money sent each month by the families of those children.
Local government would build a campaign to raise awareness of the risks of drinking alcohol, aside from providing financial support to the girl’s family. Sales of cigarettes to children and alcohol use at schools and temples, especially during consecration or funeral ceremonies, were outlawed and the ban has been enforced,  , the city chief said.