Last Week in Reality: Nov 28-Dec 5

December 13th, 2007

28 WED

In Sakaeo, a 44-year-old man turns black after being hospitalized for a month. Krong is very tanned even before his stay at Aranyaprathes Hospital due to a skin disease. But when he is released, his condition has worsened and kids in the village are scared of him. The head of the village asks him not to leave his house in the morning and late afternoon to avoid children going and returning from school.

29 THU

In Bangkok, three men rob an armored van and get away with B22 million. The van is delivering money to Siam Commercial Bank’s Lad Krabang branch. While two staff members are opening the van, two men appear and force them to lay down on the ground, at gunpoint. The third thief drives up to them in a car and loads it with eight bags filled with cash. Pol.Sen.Sgt.Maj. Denchai spots the holdup and opens fire. The thieves pile into the car and drive away while the police officer radios for reinforcements. Police set up a roadblock but the thieves crash through it, guns ablaze, and are now at large.

3 MON

In Ayuthaya, a 2-year-old girl’s head is stuck in a potty. Nongnuch, 32, the mother of the young girl, is watching a soap opera on TV while Kittiya is playing by her side with a spittoon. Nongnuch tries to grab it back from the child but she won’t let her. Nongnuch gives up as she’s too absorbed by her TV program and the potty is clean. Suddenly, Nongnuch hears her daughter cry and sees that the potty is now on her head. Both the mother and the father are unable to remove it. Finally, a hospital doctor delivers the child from the embarrassing headpiece.

In Bangkok, doctors at Ramathibodi Hospital reveal they have found two small children who have precociously developed adult sexual organs. One is 4-year-old boy who has pubic hair and a fully-grown penis. The other one is a 2-year-old girl who has breasts and pubic hair. Both children have anger management and emotional issues. The doctors’ investigation reveals the mother was feeding her children a drug her pharmacist recommended to increase their appetite.

5 WED

In Chiang Rai, a 20-year-old inmate freezes to death. Patpong is found lying dead in his cell. A local doctor suspects the inmate died of hypothermia, as there is no wound or any other suspected cause of death.

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