Attempted robbery leads to deaths at Wagaru Village, Thanbyuzayat

January 7, 2016

HURFOM: On December 19, 2015, a militia force member offers arrested a 30-year-old man from Wagaru village, Thanbyuzayat Township, in connection to an attack and attempted robbery that left the victim and a police officer dead and three others seriously injured.

According to a local militia force member, the man arrested, Ye Aung (also known as Khmai Join), is known locally as a mentally ill drug user and criminal.

Ye Aung was arrested after attacking and attempting to rob a Wagaru villager at a mountain pagoda above the village.

A local militia force member, Nai Khaung Chon, described the attack, “[The victim] was wearing jewellery. [Ye Aung] tried to steal the jewellery, by attacking with a knife. [The victim] was injured in his thigh and ran to escape, but Ye Aung chased him, and [the victim] fell due to the injury in his thigh. [The victim] was attacked five times by Ye Aung and eventually died”.

Soon after the attack, local militia member and nearby workers raced to the scene to apprehend the attacker. Ye Aung surrendered his knife, but retained a piece of wood, which he used to violently attack militia member and villagers as they fought to detain him. A militia member was killed in the struggle, while three other locals were left seriously injured.
According to Nai Khaung Chon, while the militia members were armed with guns they were hesitant to shoot at Ye Aung.

Nai Khaung Chon explained that militia force members have long been concerned about Ye Aung’s illicit activities in the village. Nai Khaung Chon detailed, “He has been using drugs for a long time, but his parents tried to hide it. He has been doing things like this in the village for a long time. No one dared to stop him or report him”.

According to Nai Khaung Chon, drug use has caused many problems in Wagaru village. “We have too many drug users in our village” he said, “They gather at the pagoda on the hill. They gather here and there. They are out of control. No one is arresting them”.

Meanwhile Ye Aung remains in detention, having been transferred from Thanbyuzayat Police Station to Moulmein.

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