One fateful day in the quiet Pathum Thani province, located on the humble outskirts of bustling Bangkok, a traumatic incident occurred. A 13-year-old Thai girl, who had become the unfortunate victim of rape, went through the distressing process of childbirth alone in her home. Taunted by shame and fear, she chose to conceal the dreadfully cruel sequence of events from her family and the local law enforcement authorities alike.
Wishing desperately to keep the devastating secret hidden, the young girl cooked up a heart-wrenching story that revolved around an innocent, abandoned newborn found in the market. On the 19th of September, she shared this carefully crafted story with her teacher, convincing her that she had chanced upon this appointmentless infant during a market visit. The concerned teacher, oblivious to the truth, dutifully reported the alleged discovery to the officers at the local Lat Lum Kaew Police Station, initiating a wild-goose-chase to find the supposed missing parents.
The following day, the truth started to unravel when the teenager’s grandmother appeared at the police station. In a state of shock and with a heavy heart, she revealed the true parentage of the newborn – her young granddaughter who had been violated was, in fact, the mother. The tumultuous events leading to the pregnancy and subsequent childbirth were a shocking revelation to the grandmother herself who had just discovered the torment her granddaughter had been enduring.
In a testament to inner strength that belied her young age, the girl stepped up to confess her ordeal to the police. She admitted abject fear of her grandmother’s potential reproach had driven her to conceal the traumatic event of her rape. Alone and afraid, she endured the pains of childbirth within the walls of her own home on the 17th of September. The emissions of her desperate courage, the newborn infant, was admitted to the nearby Pathum Thani Hospital for urgent treatment of dehydration and an umbilical infection.
Amidst the turmoil, the young girl managed to summoned the bravery to identify her rapist to the local police, triggering an intense search for the child predator. In her detailed recounting of events, she shared how she had taken the newborn home and attempted to pass off the new addition to her family as a foundling. But her grandmother had not conceded to her wish of taking care of the baby; insisting instead that she ought to return the infant back to where she allegedly found her.
The incident took a severe mental toll on the young mother who remained deeply attached to the child she birthed and chose to take her baby with her to school. It was here that her far-fetched story about the baby’s origin had begun; a story that lead her teacher, full of concern and sympathy, to report the finding to the police.
Realizing the severity of the ordeal the young girl had been through, officials from the Ministry of Social Development and Human Society promptly arranged for psychologists to offer much-needed support. Currently, the girl is in the safe hands of the Prathum Thani Provincial Children and Family Home. With the secret of the ordeal brought to light, her healing process, though undoubtedly challenging, has begun.
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