Girl found dead in school van
published : 31 Aug 2022 at 14:30
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Online Reporters
A seven-year-old girl was found dead in a school van in Phan Thong district of Chon Buri late Tuesday afternoon.
Police said she was found lying face down on the floor behind the driver's seat. Reports said there was blood around her mouth. Her school bag and a cup of water were nearby.
Teachers discovered her body when they opened the van so that pupils could be taken home, about 4pm.
They claimed they had thoroughly checked that all pupils left the van when it arrived at the school on Tuesday morning, reports said.
The girl's shocked parents filed a complaint at Phan Thong police station.
Police said the girl's body was taken to Police General Hospital in Bangkok for an autopsy.
The school's name was not reported.
Vocabulary
- autopsy: a medical examination of a dead person’s body to find out why they died - การชันสูตรศพ
- claim: to say that something is true although it has not been proved and other people may not believe it - อ้าง
- complaint: when someone says that something is wrong or not satisfactory - การบ่น, ข้อที่ไม่พอใจ
- discover: to be the first person to become aware that a particular place or thing exists - ค้นพบ
- shocked: very surprised and upset - ตกใจ
- thoroughly (adv): very much; completely - อย่างแท้จริง, อย่างที่สุด
