At a temple in Thailand, parents mourn a 12-year-old mass shooting victim, and a father pleads for forgiveness
- When the mother and father of the youngest victim of last week’s school mass shooting arrived at the temple north of Bangkok, teary-eyed parents came up to quietly offer condolences before the prayers began in front of the 12-year-old girl’s casket.
- A man arrived and dropped to his knees in supplication, sobbing and bowing his head in the traditional “wai” gesture before the couple who had lost their daughter, Naphat Chaimar.
- It was Nithi Yimruang, the father of the 14-year-old boy who had carried out the shooting, pleading for their forgiveness.
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- When the mother and father of the youngest victim of last week’s school mass shooting arrived at the temple north of Bangkok, teary-eyed parents came up to quietly offer condolences before the prayers began in front of the 12-year-old girl’s casket.
- A man arrived and dropped to his knees in supplication, sobbing and bowing his head in the traditional “wai” gesture before the couple who had lost their daughter, Naphat Chaimar.
- It was Nithi Yimruang, the father of the 14-year-old boy who had carried out the shooting, pleading for their forgiveness.
Sources: Guardian