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| A screengrab of the video showing Thai man Peerasak assaulting his child |
Staff correspondent, August 11, 2015, NewsCrunch
A Thai man identified as Peerasak, 30, was recently arrested after a video showing him kicking his son went viral and created a global revulsion.
A Thai man identified as Peerasak, 30, was recently arrested after a video showing him kicking his son went viral and created a global revulsion.
The Hat Yai Police Station in Songkhla province tracked him down after the local media reported about the video of him beating his son, reports a Bangkok-based website.
The man, nearly naked, repeatedly kicks his 5-year-old son, who is struggling with his math homework.
The police produced Peerasak at a press conference in which he said he was unemployed, stressed and under the influence of drugs.
Peerasak said he lost it after his son could not memorise what he taught.
The video was shot by the boy's mother, who posted it on Facebook to seek help. She said she did not have the courage to either stop her husband or go to the police herself.
Peerasak has been booked on drugs possession and child abuse charges.
The video is graphic, but NewsCrunch shares it to convey its revulsion against child abuse and emphasise that this is a crime which should not go unpunished.