Thailand kindergarten massacre: Killer’s mother apologizes to families of victims

The mother of a former police officer who killed more than 30 people last week, including more than 20 children at a kindergarten in northeast Thailand, apologized for her son’s “actions” in a short video that was broadcast Department of Mental Health.

“I apologize for my son’s actions. I’m really sorry. If my mental health improves, I will go and apologize to all the families,” the Thai woman says in profile so that her face is not visible and that she is not identified in the frame. Video provided this Wednesday at EFE.

The department, which dispatched a team after the tragedy to help relatives deal with possible injuries caused by their relatives’ deaths, asked that the killer’s relatives not be branded and stressed the ex-officer’s mother’s desire to apologize. affected.

The woman, dressed in a black blouse and in a calm tone of voice, also indicated that she did not attend the funeral of the victims, who were cremated on Tuesday, as she was “mentally exhausted” after her son’s massacre almost a week ago. back.

Employees mental health In their latest report on Tuesday, they pointed to the positive evolution of some relatives in the analysis of the progress of the operation, which will continue in the long term to keep the condition of the victims under observation.

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Last Thursday at noon Panya Kamrab34 years old, expelled from the police for possession of drugs, ended up in a nursery Wutai shroudwhen many children were asleep and he killed about twenty of them with a pistol and a knife.

The former agent had already killed other people before infiltrating the children’s complex, and continued to do so during his flight until he committed suicide at home, killing his wife and her son.

Among the dead nurseries, where they took children from the age of two, there is a pregnant teacher.

According to local media, at least one three-year-old girl hid under a blanket in a nursery, and another boy, who recovered from injuries received by Panya on the street, survived.

Police officer did not indicate the location of the dead, except that most of the children were killed in the nursery.

Official list of provincial authorities Nong Bua Lamphuwhere Uthai Sawan is located, includes 37 dead, including 24 children and the perpetrator of the massacre.

After three days of ceremonies at various temples, the funeral rites concluded last night with the cremation of the victims after a day of prayers by Buddhist monks. (EFE)