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Tue Oct 11, 2022, 07:57 AM Oct 2022

Thai nursery attack: The story of the three-year-old survivor


Thai nursery attack: The story of the three-year-old survivor

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2 days ago

By Laura Bicker and Suchada Phoisaat
BBC News, Nong Bua Lamphu, Thailand

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Three-year-old Emmy, the sole child to survive the Thai nursery killings

Three-year-old Emmy was napping next to her best friend at a day-care centre in northern Thailand when the attacker broke in, armed with a gun and a knife.

The class of 11 children, all around three years old, had earlier been busy drawing and writing. At around 10:00 local time, teachers sent photo updates to all the parents of smiling, happy children.

Two hours later, at nap time, former police officer Panya Kamrab stormed the building. Witnesses said he first shot staff, including a teacher who was eight months pregnant, before forcing his way into each of the three kindergarten classrooms.

He murdered all of Emmy's friends as they slept.

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