The soil he was buried in actually saved the baby boy from death — after he was cruelly stabbed 14 times and buried alive in a field of Khon Kaen province.
Dr. Charnchai Chanvorachaikul, director of Khon Kaen provincial hospital, said yesterday the earth actually helped stop the bleeding from the baby’s wounds, who remains in the intensive care unit.
The baby boy, who has now been named “Ai Din,” or “earth smell” by hospital staff, was found by a cattle raiser on Wednesday in Wang Yai district of Khon Kaen province.
The baby had been stabbed and then buried alive face down under a eucalyptus tree.
Dr. Charnchai said Ai Din had a fever caused by the knife wounds. If the wounds remain uninfected, Ai Din will have a 100 percent chance of survival.
Meanwhile, local police have been hunting down the baby’s guardians and others under suspicion. They believe the perpetrators are residents in the neighborhood, Thai PBS reported.
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