The story of the only three - year - old who survived the garden attack in Thailand

Only three-year-old Emmy survived the attack.

At 10:00 local time, teachers distributed pictures of happy, smiling children for all parents. Two hours later, however, in bedtime, former police officer Panya Camrab entered the building. Witnesses said that he initially shot the staff, including a teacher who was pregnant in the eighth month, before breaking into each of the three garden classes.

He killed all Emmy's friends while they slept.

It's unclear how she survived. She was found smart, leaning near the bodies of her classmates, writes BBC, broadcasts Klankosova.tv.

She had no idea what was happening when she woke up”, said her 59-year-old grandfather Somsak Srithong.

She thought her friends were still asleep. A police officer wrapped his face in a rag and pulled it out of his blood”, he added.

Rescue teams took Emmy to the second floor to protect him from horror. Then they searched the other two classes, hoping to find someone alive.

I feel very grateful that she survived. I held it so tight when I first saw it”, the three - year - old's grandfather declared.

She is the only child to have experienced the massacre in the city of Nong Bua Lambhu. In total, 37 people died, including the attacker's wife and stepmother, and 24 of the dead are children.