Medical condition of beaten teacher worsens
The medical condition of Juling Pangamoon, a teacher who was beaten into a coma by a mob in Narathiwat last week, worsened on Monday as her brain swelled and she had return to use respiratory equipment.
"Juling's condition is worse as now she has to go back to rely on respiratory equipment. During the weekend, she could breathe by herself," said Dr Sumet Peerawut, director of Prince of Songkhla Hospital in Hat Yai.
Juling, a Chiang Rai native, and another teacher at a school in Narathiwat's Rangae district were taken hostage and beaten on Friday by angry villagers who wanted security authorities to release two men arrested in connection with the murders of two marines in the same district last year.
As of Monday, Juling was still unconscious and an Xray on her brain and abdomen showed no improvement from the day she was admitted to the hospital.
Sumet on Saturday said that only a miracle could save Juling's life.
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