Mother Arrested for Beating, Menacing Girl, 5, With Knife

BANGKOK — A 5-year-old girl was receiving counseling Monday after police rescued her from her mother who was filmed abusing her at their home.

Police in the southeastern capital suburb of Samut Prakan arrested Tassanee Kaewpila, 35, on Sunday following an outcry on social media over disturbing footage of the abuse, in which she used a broomstick to beat her daughter and at one point held a knife at her throat.

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By Teeranai Charuvastra