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Police Probe Video of Mother Beating Son For Not Selling Enough Souvenirs

Police at Ms. Kaew's house in Ayutthaya province.

AYUTTHAYA — Police are investigating the case of a woman who was filmed beating her 5-year-old son because he failed to sell enough key rings to foreign tourists in the historic town of Ayutthaya.

The investigation came after a video (below) of the woman repeatedly hitting her son was widely circulated on social media. The video appears to be filmed inside the compound of Viharn Phra Mongkol Bopit temple in Ayutthaya’s historic old quarters, a popular tourist destination.