Reenactment of child rape sparks angerA Myanmar man who raped and choked a five-year-old girl to death in Tak province reenacted the assault yesterday amid tight police protection to prevent attacks from enraged bystanders. Mae Sot police yesterday took Sarim, 28, to the forest behind a Muslim community in Mae Sot district to carry out the reenactment of the crime. He said he took the girl into a nearby patch of woods where he carried out the assault. According to police, the suspect had served an eight-year sentence in jail for rape and murder before moving to work in Thailand. According to investigators, the suspect had been released from prison in April after serving a sentence for theft.

Source: Bangkok Post July 05, 2020 19:18 UTC