3 more file complaints against 'Auntie Cheng'

These women have come forward to complain about the biofermented liquid bottles they have bought from Auntie Cheng or Sorawan Sirisuntarin.

At Khlong Luang police station yesterday, Mali Phanchanmaen, 74, Thongdam Boonsanong, 51, and Pensri Pensarikan, 50, filed complaints and presented liquid samples to police.

They said they had seen the ads for Nam Maha Bambat tonic and Nam Jiaranaipetch eyedrops on cable TV and went to buy the liquids from Auntie Cheng at about Bt1,000 per item.

They claimed, however the liquids didn't work and made their existing skin irritation or illnesses even worse, so they stopped applying the liquids. After learning from the news that the fermented liquids were tainted with bacteria and fungi and Auntie's action was possibly fraudulent, they presented their evidence to file police complaints.

Auntie Cheng's house was quiet yesterday with the gate closed for visitors. Vendors of the ingredients and neighbourhood restaurants complained of loss of income because no one was buying the liquids at Auntie Cheng's house anymore after the media publicity.