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Sinar Daily
07-07-2025
- Sinar Daily
Authorities rescue boy who only barks, found living alone with dogs in Thailand
Authorities uncovered the situation following a tip-off from a concerned school headteacher and a child rights campaigner. 07 Jul 2025 03:34pm The child, who hadn't attended school in over two years, was meant to be enrolled using government funding. - 123RF photo for illustration purpose only SHAH ALAM – An eight-year-old boy in northern Thailand was discovered to be unable to speak and could only bark, after reportedly being left in the care of his family's six dogs for several years. According to the South China Morning Post, authorities uncovered the situation following a tip-off from a concerned school headteacher and a child rights campaigner. The child, who hadn't attended school in over two years, was meant to be enrolled using government funding. Media reports stated that his mother had been receiving around 400 baht (RM52) per month in education support but had failed to send him to class. Local residents described how the boy's 46-year-old mother would often beg for food and money in nearby villages and temples, leaving her son alone in their dilapidated wooden home in Uttaradit province, with only the dogs for company. Officials intervened on Monday after the school principal raised the alarm with Paveena Hongsakul, a politician and founder of a charity for women and children. Upon raiding the house, authorities found the child living with his mother and 23-year-old brother, both of whom later tested positive for drug use. 'He didn't speak at all, only barked. It was heartbreaking,' said Paveena, who led the rescue operation alongside local police. The boy had never attended nursery, and although he briefly visited school at the age typically associated with Year 2, he was never permitted to return. 'After receiving the educational allowance, his mother just kept him at home,' Paveena said. More Like This
Metro
05-07-2025
- Metro
Boy, 8, found being raised by dogs and can only communicate by barking
An eight-year-old boy was found barking like a dog after allegedly being left to live among them in a filthy hut in northern Thailand. The child, who has not been named, was discovered at a run-down shack during a welfare check on Monday, according to local media. Authorities found him living with his mother, 46, and brother, 23, in Lap Lae District, Uttaradit Province. He was allegedly neglected and isolated from human interaction for years. He then turned to his six pet dogs instead and began to mimic their behaviour by crawling on all fours and communicating in barks. The child was discovered after Sophon Seehaamphai, director of the school the boy once attended, alerted that he had not returned for two years, The Thaiger reported. The school informed child rights activisit, Paveena Hongsakul of the Foundation for Children and Women, who escalated the case to local police. Social workers and police officers then visited the dilapidated house on June 30 and found the child living in squalid conditions. His mother and brother were charged with drug consumption after testing positive for illegal substances. Authorities placed the boy under protective care at a local children's home. Paveena Hongsakul said the boy 'didn't speak, he just barked', adding: 'It was pitiful to see.' The English-language Bangkok-based news website Khaosod English reported the boy never attended school but once visited with his mother to collect a government support grant that was meant to be spent on his education. 'After getting the money, she simply kept him at home,' Paveena said, as reported by the South China Morning Post. Neighbours claimed the mother regularly begged for money and food from local temples. Families in the area reportedly prevented their children from interacting with the boy because of his mother's behaviour. Paveena has helped to coordinate the child's education in the future and her foundation will continue to monitor his progress alongside the Social Development and Education ministries in Thailand. She said: 'The boy will be given a chance at a good life. We'll follow up with him to make sure he gets everything he needs.' More Trending The disturbing reports come after two children who were unable to speak were found living in the woods in Italy. Rayan, six, and Noha, nine, were 'filthy' and wearing nappies when discovered by military officers near Lauriano, outside Turn, in April. Their parents never registered the children with health officials or a school and claimed to be home-educating them, despite that they could not read of write. The father, 54, told the Italian newspaper Corriere Torino that he and his wife, 38, brought the children to a remote farmhouse to 'protect them' from the coronavirus pandemic. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Woman charged with murder after man dies in house fire MORE: I veered inland in Vietnam and saw a side few tourists see MORE: Man who urged vulnerable woman to kill herself so he could take pleasure watching is jailed
The Irish Sun
04-07-2025
- The Irish Sun
Boy, 8, is found being raised by pack of DOGS in squalid drug den – and can only communicate by barking
AN EIGHT-year-old boy has been discovered being raised by a pack of dogs in a filthy hut and unable to talk. The neglected youngster, from northern Thailand, could only communicate through barks after being abandoned by his drug-addicted family and kept out of school. 3 Authorities found an eight-year-old boy being raised by dogs in a filthy hut in Thailand Credit: Khaosod English 3 The 46-year-old mother and 23-year-old brother were charged with drug offences Credit: Khaosod English 3 The boy was taken away and placed in a care home Credit: Khaosod English Thai authorities found the boy during a raid on a run-down stilt house in the province of Uttaradit this week They discovered the child living with his mother and 23-year-old brother who were both riddled with drugs, tests showed. Police visited the hut after the principle of the local school contacted a children's activist, Paveena Hongsakul, who escalated the case. Paveena said: 'He didn't speak, he just barked. It was pitiful to see." read more in world news The boy had never been to school properly. However, his mum did take him in once to scoop up the government support money supposed to be spent on his education, Paveena said: 'His mother hasn't allowed him to go to school since he received a subsidy for free education. "After getting the money, she simply kept him at home." Most read in The US Sun Neighbours said the 46-year-old mum would beg for money and food at the temple in the local village. The surrounding families reportedly got fed up with the mum's reckless behaviour and banned their kids from interacting with the boy. Gobsmacked shoppers watch on as hungry elephant raids Thai store and leaves with trunk full of snacks This left him with only the family's six dogs to socialise with. Starved of meaningful human contact, he began mimicking the dog's behaviour - and even adopted their barks to communicate. The urgent social visit on June 30 was a joint operation between Lap Lae police officers and Education Ministry officials. After the adults failed urine tests, they were charged with drug consumption. A local teacher said: 'The house is in a red zone for drugs. The boy had no one, just the dogs to play with." The helpless child was placed into car at the Uttaradit's Children's Home. Paveena is monitoring the boy's case to ensure he receives adequate care. She said: 'The boy will be given a chance at a good life. "We'll follow up with him to make sure he gets everything he needs."
Scottish Sun
04-07-2025
- Scottish Sun
Boy, 8, is found being raised by pack of DOGS in squalid drug den – and can only communicate by barking
The boy's neglectful mum and brother were charged with drugs offences and he was taken away DOG HORROR Boy, 8, is found being raised by pack of DOGS in squalid drug den – and can only communicate by barking Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) AN EIGHT-year-old boy has been discovered being raised by a pack of dogs in a filthy hut and unable to talk. The neglected youngster can only communicate through barks after being abandoned by his drug-addicted family and kept out of school. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 Authorities found an eight-year-old boy being raised by dogs in a filthy hut in Thailand Credit: Khaosod English 3 The 46-year-old mother and 23-year-old brother were charged with drug offences Credit: Khaosod English 3 The boy was taken away and placed in a care home Credit: Khaosod English Thai authorities found the boy during a raid on a run-down stilt house in the norther province of Uttaradit this week They discovered the child living with his mother and 23-year-old brother who were both riddled with drugs, tests showed. Police visited the hut after the principle of the local school contacted a children's activist, Paveena Hongsakul, who escalated the case. Paveena said: 'He didn't speak, he just barked. It was pitiful to see." read more in world news NIGHT TERRORS The earthquakes islands where no one has slept for weeks…hit by 900 tremors The boy had never been to school properly. However, his mum did take him in once to scoop up the government support money supposed to be spent on his education, Khaosod English reports. Paveena said: 'His mother hasn't allowed him to go to school since he received a subsidy for free education. "After getting the money, she simply kept him at home." Neighbours said the 46-year-old mum would beg for money and food at the temple in the local village. The surrounding families reportedly got fed up with the mum's reckless behaviour and banned their kids from interacting with the boy. Gobsmacked shoppers watch on as hungry elephant raids Thai store and leaves with trunk full of snacks This left him with only the family's six dogs to socialise with. Starved of meaningful human contact, he began mimicking the dog's behaviour - and even adopted their barks to communicate. The urgent social visit on June 30 was a joint operation between Lap Lae police officers and Education Ministry officials. After the adults failed urine tests, they were charged with drug consumption. A local teacher said: 'The house is in a red zone for drugs. The boy had no one, just the dogs to play with." The helpless child was placed into car at the Uttaradit's Children's Home. Paveena is monitoring the boy's case to ensure he receives adequate care. She said: 'The boy will be given a chance at a good life. "We'll follow up with him to make sure he gets everything he needs."
The Star
03-07-2025
- The Star
Neglected boy, eight, raised by dogs in Thailand ‘didn't speak, just barked'
The eight-year-old boy, his mother and older brother at their home in northern Thailand. - Photo: Handout BANGKOK: An eight-year-old boy, abandoned in the company of his family's six dogs for years in Thailand, could communicate only by barking, authorities found when they turned up to check on him in response to reports from a local school principal and child activist. The boy had not been to school in two years despite his mother receiving about 400 baht (US$12) in government education support funds to enrol him in classes, according to news site Khaosod English. Neighbours said the 46-year-old would beg for money and food at local villages and temples, leaving her son with only the dogs for company at their single-storey wooden house in northern Thailand's Uttaradit province. Authorities raided the crumbling stilt house on Monday after a local school principal contacted politician and activist Paveena Hongsakul with her concerns. They found the child living with his mother and 23-year-old brother, both of whom tested positive for drugs. 'He didn't speak, he just barked. It was pitiful to see,' said Paveena, president of the Paveena Hongsakul Foundation for Children and Women, who led the rescue effort alongside local police. The boy, who had never been to kindergarten, had visited the school once when he reached Grade 1 age but had not been allowed to return. 'His mother hasn't allowed him to go to school since he received a subsidy for free education. After getting the money, she simply kept him at home,' Paveena said. - South China Morning Post
