Stroke Victim Abandoned at Temple: Outrage and Calls for Accountability

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Stroke Victim Abandoned at Temple: Outrage and Calls for Accountability

Picture from responders In a shocking incident that has stirred public outrage, a 54-year-old man named Anan Boonma, an ex-painter who suffered a stroke, was abandoned at Wat Chalerm Phra Kiat Worawihan temple in the Bang Sri Muang district of Nonthaburi. He had been left there overnight on 17 February by officials from a local foundation, who failed to provide proper assistance for his medical condition. Anan, who is partially paralyzed…