Woman sentenced to death for poisoning children

Woman sentenced to death for poisoning children

A woman was given the death penalty on Thursday intended for poisoning her two children, including 1 count of killing, and posting pictures of them looking sick and tired online to solicit donations.

The Criminal Court sentenced Nattiwan Rakkunjet to death right after her indictment has been recommended by prosecutors.

The particular court was informed Nattiwan adopted one of the children, a girl then aged 4, on April 22, 2015. From the time of the girl adoption, Nattiwan fed the girl with food laced with slightly corrosive liquid. As time passes, the girl became gravely ill and vomited blood caused by damage to her gastrointestinal tract. She was often admitted to medical center and died upon Aug 12, 2019.

Nattiwan also gave poisoned meals to her very own son beginning when he was 2 years old in Sept 2017 until May 2020. He as well developed a critical disease.

She took photos from the children being sick and posted them on her Facebook accounts to draw on-line donations, which the lady received in large quantities.

Nattiwan has been arrested on Might 18, 2020.

She had been charged and discovered guilty of human trafficking for using kids to solicit contributions, murder and tried murder, committing scams and putting fraudulent information into a personal computer.

She confessed on account of the particular overwhelming evidence against her and for that reason, the girl confession was not considered grounds for a decreased sentence, according to the court. The court furthermore ordered Nattiwan to come back 42, 000 baht worth of contributions she received while the mobile phones she purchased with the donations were confiscated.