Wichai Chotisena, 57, said he picked the girl up from her
school Tuesday, June 20, sexually assaulted her and then choked her to
death when she tried to escape, at a news conference held at the Pluak
Daeng district police station in Rayong province.
“When she said, ‘Uncle jaa,’ I got turned on,” Wichai said. “I didn’t rape her, but stuck my finger inside.”
A school security guard saw Wichai pick up the fifth grader
from her school in Rayong. The guard knew the man wasn’t a relative, so
he went to the police. The girl’s mother also posted messages across
social media informing her child was missing.
Wichai has been charged with murder. Police said they are
still weighing whether to charge him with rape or indecency. According
to legal precedent, sexual assault can only prosecuted as attempted rape
if there is strong evidence of intended penetration by tongue or
genitals.
The school guard helped lead police to arrest him Wednesday
before the girl’s body was found later that night. He had initially
denied killing the girl, saying she had fallen from his motorcycle.
According to a reporter on the scene, police said they won
Wichai’s confession by playing “Crying Mother Earth,” a traditional, sad
song customarily played at funerals.
Wichai said he was drunk Tuesday
when he picked up the girl from her school on his motorcycle. After he
stopped his motorcycle and assaulted her, Wichai said she screamed for
help and told him she was in pain and tried to flee. He said the girl
only ran three meters when he caught her and strangled her.
“I didn’t mean to choke her to death,” Wichai said. “I was afraid someone would hear.”
Wichai said he then undressed the girl for fear someone
would recognize her school uniform before he dumped her body behind a
construction site. He put her school uniform in her backpack and dumped
it nearby.
Wichai said the girl’s father was a friend, and he often took her out to eat sweets
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