Judicial officer charged with housemaid’s murder
A woman is in police custody in Twante Township, accused of beating or torturing her housemaid so severely that she died.
A woman is in police custody in Twante Township, accused of beating or torturing her housemaid so severely that she died.
A legal adviser at the Burmese embassy in Bangkok told DVB that the prosecution team had requested yet another extension – this time until 23 January 2018.
The three young woman are wanted for the macabre murder of a rival.
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Dr Supat, who was found guilty of murder in May 2015, was handed over to Thai immigration authorities amid tight security.
The man suspected of battering international school teacher Gary Ferguson to death last month remains a free man as Burmese authorities bungle the paperwork necessary to solicit international assistance on the case.
The would-be exorcist, named as Tun Naing, has now been arrested and is likely to face charges of murder.
“We went to see them in Bang Kwang around 8:30am and left around 11am – both were in good health with a high morale,” said an embassy delegate.
Forensic police who examined blood stains found on a Burmese man said they matched the DNA of two homeless people found murdered in Thailand earlier this month.
Crime Lead Story News Pegu Division
The victim, a young woman, was allegedly murdered by her lover, an air force serviceman, in Okshitpin town on 30 September.
Crime Human Rights Lead Story Military News
The sentence was a rare instance of Burma Army personnel being held accountable for committing atrocities against civilians, but relatives of the victims say they’re not satisfied.
Police Staff-Sergeant Ye Thiha was fatally stabbed in the chest on 8 September during a neighbourhood watch programme.
According to Burmese police, a 56-year-old suspect named Yo Sein confessed yesterday that he killed Ma Shwe Yi Cho when she refused to marry him, then also slashed the children to death in a rage.
In the light of rumours and conspiracy theories circulating about the murder of an ex-policeman’s family in northern Rangoon, a spokesman has confirmed that the police have not yet identified any suspects.
Both cases, one in Rangoon and one in Taunggyi, involve young families, including children, who were stabbed to death in their homes for no apparent reason.
A high-ranking officer accused of giving orders to kill five villagers in Shan State has denied the charge, saying that he only told his subordinates to “clear them out”.
Conflict Human Rights Lead Story Military News
Three Burmese army servicemen under investigation for the death of five local villagers in northern Shan State’s Lashio Township in June have confessed to the killings at a military tribunal.
Shan Human Rights Foundation said it is calling for an official investigation into the murders of seven villagers in Mong Yaw village, Lashio District.
A 16-year-old died from injuries sustained after being beaten up by opposing players during a “friendly match” in Taungoo.
The Burmese military dismissed independent and social media reports claiming the deceased were local villagers who had been abducted by the Burmese army.
Bodies were exhumed from shallow graves in a cornfield, nearly a week after they were detained by a Burmese army unit on suspicion of being rebel supporters.
Crime Lead Story Military News
Military news report says that a scuffle broke out as the four men tried to overwhelm the soldiers and seize their firearms, resulting in an unintentional discharge.
Aye Aye Maw reportedly said that she then wrestled the victim into the bathroom where she repeatedly slashed her in the face and neck with the cleaver.
Kachin Lead Story Military News
A serviceman from the Burmese armed forces has shot and killed an 18-year-old university student in Myitkyina.
Crime Lead Story Mandalay Division News
Following questioning, local police say, six workers from Min Zaw Oo’s factory confessed to murdering him after being offered 300,000 kyat – 50,000 kyat each – by his wife Aye Aye Cho.
The woman allegedly hacked her husband to death and dumped his body in a ravine.
Crime Lead Story News Refugees
Four refugees from a camp on the Thai-Burma border have been arrested on charges of murdering a policeman.
A man convicted of the September murder of two policemen was sentenced to death by hanging at Rangoon’s Thanlyin Township court on Friday.
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The re-enactment was carried out under heavy security with dozens of police and military personnel, and drew a large crowd of bystanders.
Two fishermen from Burma have been arrested on trawlers in the Andaman Sea for allegedly murdering a Thai woman a month ago.
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As testimonies conclude, Win Zaw Htun claims he was sexually abused by Thai police officers and forced to confess.