Nong DJ was found weak, but alive and whole, on February 9 about three kilometres from his family home after apparently surviving six days in the wild. (See story here.)
Door-to-door questioning of local residents has not shed any light on how Nong DJ strayed so far from home unnoticed, Wichit Police Chief Col Kittipong Klaikaew told The Phuket News yesterday (Feb 17).
“We have questioned many people in the area about Nong DJ missing and so far no one seems to have seen anything,” he said, noting that Nong DJ’s home is located to the west of Chao Fa West Rd, not on Kwang Rd as previously reported. (See story here.)
“It is unfortunate that there is no CCTV around Nong DJ’s home. The nearest CCTV camera is on a street about 200 metres away, but the footage is poor quality, Col Kittipong told The Phuket News.
“I have asked some experts to help us. They might be able to improve the quality of the footage so we can see better, and hopefully be able to tell how Nong DJ ended up in the forest.
“We have checked footage from cameras along the main road, but we have not any small child along that road during the time that Nong DJ was missing,” he added.
Attempts to learn more about the incident from Nong DJ himself has so far proved fruitless, Col Kittipong added.
“We visited Nong DJ in hospital in the hope finding the answers to some questions, but we were not allowed to question just yet,” Col Kittipong said.
“However, nurses said that Nong DJ still seemed confused. He apparently gave different answers to simple questions, such as what he had for breakfast or how he feels.
“For now I think it best that we leave Nong DJ in the hands of doctors and nurses until he has fully recovered. I was told that doctors have arranged for a child psychiatrist to see him.”
“At this time we will wait to see if we can find anything out of the CCTV and hopefully it will reveal us some clue to this case,” Col Kittipong concluded.