The wife of a police officer has been accused of swindling 110,000 baht from a 10 year old Burmese novice monk.
The Ministry of Justice awarded the child the allowance after his father was jailed for murdering his mother. The arresting officer took pity on the boy, named Marwin, and asked his wife to submit guardianship forms so they could look after him. They were approved by the Court and the couple was officially named as the child’s guardians.
Channel 3 news reported that Marwin became a novice at the Udom Pararam Temple in the western province of Prachub Khiri Khan after his drug-addict father was arrested for murdering his mother.
The police officer, Sakesan, who arrested the boy’s father felt sorry for the young boy and wanted to help take care of him. So, he urged his wife, On-anong, to submit a guardianship request to the Court, and it was approved.
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