Myanmar Junta Troops Shoot Dead Mentally Ill Man in Sagaing Region
Myanmar Junta Troops Shoot Dead Mentally Ill Man in Sagaing Region
Family members hold a quick funeral for mentally disabled man Ko Kyaw Myint, who was shot dead by junta troops on Tuesday night in Kani Township’s Thamin Chan Village. / CJ
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By The Irrawaddy 12 May 2021
A mentally disabled man was shot dead by junta forces in Thamin Chan Village in Sagaing Region’s Kani Township on Tuesday night.
Around 20 soldiers shot at Ko Kyaw Myint, 36, who died after sustaining gunshot wounds to the forehead and thigh after 9 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the villagers.