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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Natasha May and Khemmapat Rojwanichkun in Nonthaburi

At a temple in Thailand, parents mourn a 12-year-old mass shooting victim, and a father pleads for forgiveness

A portrait of 12-year-old school shooting victim Naphat Chaima is displayed in front of her coffin during her funeral at the Wat Lat Pla Duk Buddhist temple in Nonthaburi province, Thailand.
A portrait of 12-year-old school shooting victim Naphat Chaima is displayed in front of her coffin during her funeral at the Wat Lat Pla Duk temple in Nonthaburi province, Thailand. Photograph: Chanakarn Laosarakham/AFP/Getty Images

When the mother and father of the youngest victim of last week’s school mass shooting arrived at the temple north of Bangkok, teary-eyed parents came up to quietly offer condolences before the prayers began in front of the 12-year-old girl’s casket.

Then, in a moment, the tone changed.

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