A 6-year-old girl from Nawngnang Village, Myitkyina Township, Kachin State, missing for around three days, was found dead in a suspected murder.
Ma Labu Mary Nanzin, a resident of Zone 2 in Nawngnang Village, went missing between 5:00 and 6:00 pm on September 2. Her body was discovered near the bushes not far from her home around 1:00 pm on September 5.
“The place where the body was found is usually a path that yam farmers use, but nobody had been there for the past few days. Then, on September 5, an elderly local woman went to check after noticing a bad smell. At first, she thought it was dead cattle, but when she saw the clothes, she realized it was a person. The girl was later identified as Ma Labu Mary Nanzin,” said a source close to the bereaved family.
The body was severely decomposed, and the face was so badly damaged that identification was difficult. Even retrieving the body proved to be a challenge.
Witnesses who discovered the body reported a three-inch stab wound near the child’s bellybutton, with intestines protruding. The child’s pants had been removed, and it has not yet been confirmed whether a rape occurred.
The body was so badly decomposed that an autopsy would have been needed to determine if sexual assault had occurred. However, the family chose to prioritize a proper burial, so the autopsy was not carried out.
There are currently no leads on who committed the murder, making it difficult to track down the culprit.
The girl lived with her grandparents, as her parents had gone to work at a gold mining site in Shan State due to financial difficulties.
In August, Myitkyina City, the capital of Kachin State, recorded five deaths and six injuries from violent and other causes.
Of the five deceased, four men were victims of murder, while a 13-year-old boy was killed by an artillery shell.
Among the six injured, two were hit by artillery shells, while four men suffered stab and gunshot wounds.
In junta-controlled Myitkyina City, crimes such as murders and robberies are rampant, with the number of deaths and injuries rising. However, authorities are increasingly focusing on hunting down unregistered cars and motorbikes instead of addressing these crimes, drawing growing criticism on social media.
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