Pattanan Mumklang's mother Kanitha Koonthawee, 28, and grandmother Saowanee Donchot, 52, scatter the ashes of Pattanan Mumklang (known as "Model"), 4, who was killed in a mass shooting at a daycare centre in the town of Uthai Sawan, into the sea at the Royal Navy base in Sattahip, in Chonburi province, Thailand, October 24, 2022. The chubby-cheeked girl with a toothy smile had dreamed of seeing the sea and playing in its waves. Her grandmother had promised they would visit this year. But on Oct. 6, Model and many of her classmates were murdered at their nursery by a former police officer, in the world's deadliest killing of children in recent years. Now, several weeks later, her family traveled to the coast to scatter her ashes. "Finally, I can bring you here," Saowanee said through tears. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha SEARCH "PERAWONGMETHA KILLINGS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Saowanee Donchot, 52, holds up the urn of her granddaughter Pattanan Mumklang (known as "Model"), 4, who was killed in a mass shooting at a daycare centre in the town of Uthai Sawan, before scattering her ashes over the sea at the Royal Navy base in Sattahip, Chonburi province, Thailand, October 24, 2022.The chubby-cheeked girl with a toothy smile had dreamed of seeing the sea and playing in its waves. Her grandmother had promised they would visit this year. But on Oct. 6, Model and many of her classmates were murdered at their nursery by a former police officer, in the world's deadliest killing of children in recent years. Now, several weeks later, her family traveled to the coast to scatter her ashes. "Finally, I can bring you here," Saowanee said through tears. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha SEARCH "PERAWONGMETHA KILLINGS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
 

Kanitha Koonthawee, 28, mother of Pattanan Mumklang (known as "Model"), 4, who was killed in a mass shooting at a daycare centre, holds up Model's picture during her cremation at Wat Si Uthai in the town of Uthai Sawan, Nong Bua Lamphu province, Thailand, October 12, 2022. "If the next life is real, please come back to be my daughter again," Kanitha said. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha SEARCH "PERAWONGMETHA KILLINGS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Officials arrive with wreaths sent by Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn, Queen Suthida and other royal family members during a mass funeral, at Wat Si Uthai temple, following a mass shooting at a daycare centre in the town of Uthai Sawan, Nong Bua Lamphu province, Thailand, October 8, 2022. Some 36 people, 23 of them children, were killed by an ex-cop wielding a knife and a gun during an hours-long rampage that only ended when he killed his girlfriend, her son, and himself. The massacre has plunged the tight-knit rural community in northeastern Thailand into shock and left dozens of families grappling with incomprehensible loss. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha SEARCH "PERAWONGMETHA KILLINGS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Police officers stand guard outside a daycare centre, which was the scene of a mass shooting, in the town of Uthai Sawan, Nong Bua Lamphu province, Thailand October 6, 2022. Some 36 people, 23 of them children, were killed by an ex-cop wielding a knife and a gun during an hours-long rampage that only ended when he killed his girlfriend, her son, and himself. The massacre has plunged the tight-knit rural community in northeastern Thailand into shock and left dozens of families grappling with incomprehensible loss. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha SEARCH "PERAWONGMETHA KILLINGS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Saowanee Donchot, 52, grandmother of Pattanan Mumklang (known as "Model"), 4, who was killed in a mass shooting at a daycare centre, reacts outside the daycare centre in the town of Uthai Sawan, Nong Bua Lamphu province, Thailand, October 6, 2022. Model was among 36 people, 23 of them children, killed by an ex-cop wielding a knife and a gun during an hours-long rampage that only ended when he killed his girlfriend, her son, and himself. The massacre has plunged the tight-knit rural community in northeastern Thailand into shock and left dozens of families grappling with incomprehensible loss. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha SEARCH "PERAWONGMETHA KILLINGS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Saowanee Donchot, 52, the grandmother of Pattanan Mumklang (known as "Model"), 4, who was killed in a mass shooting at a daycare centre, holds up the shoes which Model was wearing on the last day at her house, in the town of Uthai Sawan, Nong Bua Lamphu province, Thailand, October 23, 2022. Model's belongings – tiny sneakers adorned with cartoons, a stuffed Piglet toy, a pink backpack with pictures from the Disney movie Frozen – lay strewn about their house. "I told myself, I need to be strong," Saowanee said. "But how can I move on? What's the purpose of living? Who am I living for?" REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha SEARCH "PERAWONGMETHA KILLINGS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Saowanee Donchot, 52, looks at a picture of her granddaughter Pattanan Mumklang (known as "Model"), 4, who was killed in a mass shooting at a daycare centre, on her mobile phone at her house, in the town of Uthai Sawan, Nong Bua Lamphu province, Thailand, October 23, 2022. Model's belongings – tiny sneakers adorned with cartoons, a stuffed Piglet toy, a pink backpack with pictures from the Disney movie Frozen – lay strewn about their house. "I told myself, I need to be strong," Saowanee said. "But how can I move on? What's the purpose of living? Who am I living for?" REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha SEARCH "PERAWONGMETHA KILLINGS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Saowanee Donchot, 52, looks at a picture of her granddaughter Pattanan Mumklang (known as "Model"), 4, who was killed in a mass shooting at a daycare centre, on her mobile phone at her house in the town of Uthai Sawan, Nong Bua Lamphu province, Thailand, October 23, 2022. Model's belongings – tiny sneakers adorned with cartoons, a stuffed Piglet toy, a pink backpack with pictures from the Disney movie Frozen – lay strewn about their house. "I told myself, I need to be strong," Saowanee said. "But how can I move on? What's the purpose of living? Who am I living for?" REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha SEARCH "PERAWONGMETHA KILLINGS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Phisnapa Mumklang (C), 30, pays her respects during a mass funeral for the people, including her niece Pattanan Mumklang (known as "Model"), 4, who were killed in a mass shooting at a daycare centre, at Wat Si Uthai in the town of Uthai Sawan, Nong Bua Lamphu province, Thailand, October 11, 2022. Model was among 36 people, 23 of them children, killed by an ex-cop wielding a knife and a gun during an hours-long rampage that only ended when he killed his girlfriend, her son, and himself. The massacre has plunged the tight-knit rural community in northeastern Thailand into shock and left dozens of families grappling with incomprehensible loss. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha SEARCH "PERAWONGMETHA KILLINGS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Kanitha Koonthawee, 28, 2nd-L, mother of Pattanan Mumklang (known as "Model"), 4, who was killed in a mass shooting at a daycare centre, looks at a picture of Model as she gathers with her family members during a mass funeral at Wat Si Uthai in the town of Uthai Sawan, Nong Bua Lamphu province, Thailand, October 8, 2022. Model was among 36 people, 23 of them children, killed by an ex-cop wielding a knife and a gun during an hours-long rampage that only ended when he killed his girlfriend, her son, and himself. The massacre has plunged the tight-knit rural community in northeastern Thailand into shock and left dozens of families grappling with incomprehensible loss. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha SEARCH "PERAWONGMETHA KILLINGS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Kanitha Koonthawee, 28, pays her respects in front of the coffin of her daughter, Pattanan Mumklang (known as "Model"), 4, who was killed in a mass shooting at a daycare centre, during a mass funeral at Wat Si Uthai in the town of Uthai Sawan, Nong Bua Lamphu province, Thailand, October 11, 2022. "If the next life is real, please come back to be my daughter again," Kanitha said. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha SEARCH "PERAWONGMETHA KILLINGS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Kanitha Koonthawee, 28, is reflected in a picture of her daughter Pattanan Mumklang (known as "Model"), 4, who was killed in a mass shooting at a daycare centre, at her house in the town of Uthai Sawan, Nong Bua Lamphu province, Thailand, October 12, 2022. "If the next life is real, please come back to be my daughter again," Kanitha said. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha SEARCH "PERAWONGMETHA KILLINGS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A coffin containing the body of Pattanan Mumklang (known as "Model"), 4, who was killed in a mass shooting at a daycare centre, burns during her cremation at Wat Si Uthai in the town of Uthai Sawan, Nong Bua Lamphu province, Thailand, October 12, 2022. Model was among 36 people, 23 of them children, killed by an ex-cop wielding a knife and a gun during an hours-long rampage that only ended when he killed his girlfriend, her son, and himself. The massacre has plunged the tight-knit rural community in northeastern Thailand into shock and left dozens of families grappling with incomprehensible loss. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha SEARCH "PERAWONGMETHA KILLINGS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Buddhist monks sprinkle holy water onto the urn of Pattanan Mumklang (known as "Model"), 4, who was killed in a mass shooting at a daycare centre, at a temple near her house in the town of Uthai Sawan, Nong Bua Lamphu province, Thailand, October 12, 2022. Model was among 36 people, 23 of them children, killed by an ex-cop wielding a knife and a gun during an hours-long rampage that only ended when he killed his girlfriend, her son, and himself. The massacre has plunged the tight-knit rural community in northeastern Thailand into shock and left dozens of families grappling with incomprehensible loss. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha SEARCH "PERAWONGMETHA KILLINGS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Buddhist monks and family members of Pattanan Mumklang (known as "Model"), 4, who was killed in a mass shooting at a daycare centre, pray at a temple near her house in the town of Uthai Sawan, Nong Bua Lamphu province, Thailand, October 12, 2022. Model was among 36 people, 23 of them children, killed by an ex-cop wielding a knife and a gun during an hours-long rampage that only ended when he killed his girlfriend, her son, and himself. The massacre has plunged the tight-knit rural community in northeastern Thailand into shock and left dozens of families grappling with incomprehensible loss. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha SEARCH "PERAWONGMETHA KILLINGS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Saowanee Donchot, 52, the grandmother of Pattanan Mumklang (known as "Model"), 4, who was killed in a mass shooting at a daycare centre, places Model's urn inside a stupa at a temple near her house in the town of Uthai Sawan, Nong Bua Lamphu province, Thailand, October 12, 2022. Model was among 36 people, 23 of them children, killed by an ex-cop wielding a knife and a gun during an hours-long rampage that only ended when he killed his girlfriend, her son, and himself. The massacre has plunged the tight-knit rural community in northeastern Thailand into shock and left dozens of families grappling with incomprehensible loss. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha SEARCH "PERAWONGMETHA KILLINGS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Toys are placed next to a stupa containing the urn of Pattanan Mumklang (known as "Model"), 4, who was killed in a mass shooting at a daycare centre, at a temple near her house in the town of Uthai Sawan, Nong Bua Lamphu province, Thailand, October 12, 2022. Model was among 36 people, 23 of them children, killed by an ex-cop wielding a knife and a gun during an hours-long rampage that only ended when he killed his girlfriend, her son, and himself. The massacre has plunged the tight-knit rural community in northeastern Thailand into shock and left dozens of families grappling with incomprehensible loss. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha SEARCH "PERAWONGMETHA KILLINGS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Phisnapa Mumklang, 30, speaks to Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha during a visit with family members of the victims, who were presented with a cheque symbolising government financial compensation, outside the daycare centre which was the scene of a mass shooting, in the town of Uthai Sawan, Nong Bua Lamphu province, Thailand, October 7, 2022. Some 36 people, 23 of them children, were killed by an ex-cop wielding a knife and a gun during an hours-long rampage that only ended when he killed his girlfriend, her son, and himself. The massacre has plunged the tight-knit rural community in northeastern Thailand into shock and left dozens of families grappling with incomprehensible loss. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha SEARCH "PERAWONGMETHA KILLINGS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A flower tribute is arranged in front of the daycare centre, which was the scene of a mass shooting, in the town of Uthai Sawan, Nong Bua Lamphu province, Thailand, October 8, 2022. Some 36 people, 23 of them children, were killed by an ex-cop wielding a knife and a gun during an hours-long rampage that only ended when he killed his girlfriend, her son, and himself. The massacre has plunged the tight-knit rural community in northeastern Thailand into shock and left dozens of families grappling with incomprehensible loss. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha SEARCH "PERAWONGMETHA KILLINGS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Family members and neighbours have lunch with Saowanee Donchot, 52, after she lost her granddaughter Pattanan Mumklang (known as "Model"), 4, in a mass shooting at a daycare centre in the town of Uthai Sawan, Nong Bua Lamphu province, Thailand, October 23, 2022. Model's belongings – tiny sneakers adorned with cartoons, a stuffed Piglet toy, a pink backpack with pictures from the Disney movie Frozen – lay strewn about their house. "I told myself, I need to be strong," Saowanee said. "But how can I move on? What's the purpose of living? Who am I living for?" REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha SEARCH "PERAWONGMETHA KILLINGS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Saowanee Donchot, 52, and her daughter Phisnapa Mumklang, 30, spend time together after dinner, following the loss of Saowanee's granddaughter Pattanan Mumklang (known as "Model"), 4, who was killed in a mass shooting at a daycare centre in the town of Uthai Sawan, Nong Bua Lamphu province, Thailand, October 23, 2022. Model was among 36 people, 23 of them children, killed by an ex-cop wielding a knife and a gun during an hours-long rampage that only ended when he killed his girlfriend, her son, and himself. The massacre has plunged the tight-knit rural community in northeastern Thailand into shock and left dozens of families grappling with incomprehensible loss. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha SEARCH "PERAWONGMETHA KILLINGS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

(L-R) Naritsara Seanraksa, 11, Kanitha Koonthawee, 28, Wanna Kotcha, 47, and Saowanee Donchot, 52, arrive at Suvarnabhumi airport with a bag containing the ashes of Pattanan Mumklang (known as "Model"), 4, who was killed in a mass shooting at a daycare centre in the town of Uthai Sawan, in Bangkok, Thailand, October 24, 2022. The chubby-cheeked girl with a toothy smile had dreamed of seeing the sea and playing in its waves. Her grandmother had promised they would visit this year. But on Oct. 6, Model and many of her classmates were murdered at their nursery by a former police officer, in the world's deadliest killing of children in recent years. Now, several weeks later, her family traveled to the coast to scatter her ashes. "Finally, I can bring you here," her grandmother Saowanee said through tears. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha SEARCH "PERAWONGMETHA KILLINGS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Saowanee Donchot, 52, sits next to the urn containing the ashes of her granddaughter Pattanan Mumklang (known as "Model"), 4, who was killed in a mass shooting at a daycare centre in the town of Uthai Sawan, as she travels with other family members to a beach at the Royal Navy base to scatter the ashes over the sea in Sattahip, Chonburi province, Thailand, October 24, 2022. The chubby-cheeked girl with a toothy smile had dreamed of seeing the sea and playing in its waves. Her grandmother had promised they would visit this year. But on Oct. 6, Model and many of her classmates were murdered at their nursery by a former police officer, in the world's deadliest killing of children in recent years. Now, several weeks later, her family traveled to the coast to scatter her ashes. "Finally, I can bring you here," Saowanee said through tears. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha SEARCH "PERAWONGMETHA KILLINGS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Royal Navy personnel perform a ceremony before scattering the ashes of Pattanan Mumklang (known as "Model"), 4, who was killed in a mass shooting at a daycare centre in the town of Uthai Sawan, into the sea at the Royal Navy base in Sattahip, Chonburi province, Thailand, October 24, 2022. The chubby-cheeked girl with a toothy smile had dreamed of seeing the sea and playing in its waves. Her grandmother had promised they would visit this year. But on Oct. 6, Model and many of her classmates were murdered at their nursery by a former police officer, in the world's deadliest killing of children in recent years. Now, several weeks later, her family traveled to the coast to scatter her ashes. "Finally, I can bring you here," her 52-year-old grandmother Saowanee Donchot said through tears. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha SEARCH "PERAWONGMETHA KILLINGS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Pattanan Mumklang's mother Kanitha Koonthawee, 28, and grandmother Saowanee Donchot, 52, pay tribute to the ashes of Pattanan Mumklang (known as "Model"), 4, who was killed in a mass shooting at a daycare centre in the town of Uthai Sawan, before scattering them over the sea at the Royal Navy base in Sattahip, Chonburi province, Thailand, October 24, 2022. The chubby-cheeked girl with a toothy smile had dreamed of seeing the sea and playing in its waves. Her grandmother had promised they would visit this year. But on Oct. 6, Model and many of her classmates were murdered at their nursery by a former police officer, in the world's deadliest killing of children in recent years. Now, several weeks later, her family traveled to the coast to scatter her ashes. "Finally, I can bring you here," Saowanee said through tears. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha SEARCH "PERAWONGMETHA KILLINGS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Pattanan Mumklang's mother Kanitha Koonthawee, 28, and grandmother Saowanee Donchot, 52, hold up the ashes of Pattanan Mumklang (known as "Model"), 4, who was killed in a mass shooting at a daycare centre in the town of Uthai Sawan, before scattering them over the sea at the Royal Navy base in Sattahip, Chonburi province, Thailand, October 24, 2022. The chubby-cheeked girl with a toothy smile had dreamed of seeing the sea and playing in its waves. Her grandmother had promised they would visit this year. But on Oct. 6, Model and many of her classmates were murdered at their nursery by a former police officer, in the world's deadliest killing of children in recent years. Now, several weeks later, her family traveled to the coast to scatter her ashes. "Finally, I can bring you here," Saowanee said through tears. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha SEARCH "PERAWONGMETHA KILLINGS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Kanitha Koonthawee, 28, the mother of Pattanan Mumklang (known as "Model"), 4, who was killed in a mass shooting at a daycare centre in the town of Uthai Sawan, pours holy water onto Model's ashes before scattering them over the sea at the Royal Navy base in Sattahip, Chonburi province, Thailand, October 24, 2022. The chubby-cheeked girl with a toothy smile had dreamed of seeing the sea and playing in its waves. Her grandmother had promised they would visit this year. But on Oct. 6, Model and many of her classmates were murdered at their nursery by a former police officer, in the world's deadliest killing of children in recent years. Now, several weeks later, her family traveled to the coast to scatter her ashes. "Finally, I can bring you here," her 52-year-old grandmother Saowanee Donchot said through tears. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha SEARCH "PERAWONGMETHA KILLINGS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.