10-year-old child smuggled in from Myanmar was a’ slaves’ to two defendants, state police
PUBLISHED: 14 Nov 2024 at 19: 17
On Thursday, two Thai nationals and a member from Myanmar were detained in Chon Buri on suspicion of making a 10-year-old child their” slave” at work.
Following a court-issued warrant, the police Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division ( ATPD ) and the Chon Buri office of the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security carried out the arrests.
The Thai suspects were identified solely as Porntip, 65, and Saman, 50, and the Burmese regional was Naw Tha Tha Yee, according to a police source. They are accused of conspiring to join in human smuggling and child abuse.
The investigation began in February when a 10-year-old child was discovered sleeping in a tomb in Chon Buri, and the arrests came to an end.
The Social Development and Human Security department located the woman after she was discovered with scars and marks on her arms and legs.
The police investigated the situation after officers discovered that she had entered Myanmar fraudulently and had been brought into the country.
Naw Tha Tha Yee registered the woman as her adopted baby in 2022 and made arrangements for her to be smuggled into Thailand via Tak state, according to researchers who discovered that the child had been purchased from her relatives in Myanmar by Naw Tha Tha Yee.
Before being forced to work as a private companion at Mr. Saman’s home in Samut Prakan, the girl was taken to Ms. Porntip’s Chon Buri.
The woman made the decision to run away after telling the government that she frequently was beaten, locked up, and prohibited from eating.
Authorities discovered another woman and evidence that suggests a second girl may have been trafficked into the country when the suspects were being detained.