News from Nakhon Pathom in February about an eight-month-old baby, Nong Tor, who was kidnapped while his parents slept, drew the public's attention for weeks. By the end of February, the infant's 17-year-old mother, N*, confessed to police that while bathing Nong Tor she accidentally dropped him, causing him to have infantile spasms. The teenage mother did not know what to do. She later dumped the baby's body in the river. Despite an extensive search of the river by police, rescue officers and volunteers, the body of Nong Tor has not been found. N faces three charges -- causing death by negligence, concealing a corpse and reporting false information to authorities.
Because she was the child's mother, people naturally assume that N loved her son dearly and would have taken good care of him. N, however, behaved in an opposite manner from society's expectations and so has been subjected to a lot of hateful comments from netizens. N's 19-year-old husband, P*, however, hasn't received similar criticism as N said she committed the crime by herself.
