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Families endure grief’s ‘open wound’ a year after nursery massacre

Kham Pornnikhom, left, and Banyen Srichanil hold a photo of their three-year-old grandson Nannaphat “Stamp” Songsermin, a victim of mass murder at the Uthai Sawan nursery on Oct 6, 2022

NA KLANG, Nong Bua Lamphu – Clutching a well-worn teddy named “Little Bear”, Paweenuch Supolwong fiddles with Buddhist amulets hanging heavy on her neck as her grandmother tells of the trauma still afflicting the four-year-old.

Paweenuch, known by the nickname Ammy, was one of only two children to survive a massacre at a Thai nursery a year ago that killed 36 people and devastated the close-knit rural village of Uthai Sawan.

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