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Mum demands justice after soldier son killed in prison

Stories about various kinds of abuse taking place on military bases are not uncommon but the public often does not hear any follow-up. (File photo: Wassana Nanuam)

The mother of an army private in Uthai Thani province has called for justice after her son was allegedly beaten to death by 11 other soldiers while sharing a disciplinary cell.

Pvt Kajornsak, 24, was her eldest son and a private in the Fourth Infantry Division, the 44-year-old mother identified only as Somsri told reporters during her son’s funeral at Thung Luang temple in Nong Chang district of Uthai Thani on Saturday.

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