Drug addict kills himself after murdering his wife
A drug addict killed himself after murdering his wife in
Kong Maklang village, Tangyan township, northern Shan State.
30-year-old Maungsi stabbed his wife, Aye Na Mee, in the
heart with a knife on 29 March at 8 pm. He
then attacked his three-year-old son and father-in-law, seriously wounding
them, according to a Tangyan township resident named Sai Sai.
Both the young son, who was stabbed in the neck, and father-in-law
have been taken to Tangyan hospital.
Sai Sarng Kin, a village head from Mong Kao township, said
that neighbors heard cries coming from Maungsi’s house, and found him trying to
kill his son and father-in-law, but Aye Na Mee was already dead. They tried to help by throwing stones into the
house. When Maungsi saw the neighbors entering his house, he stabbed himself to
death in the heart.
According to residents of Nam Lao village, drugs have become
more widespread in northern Shan State due to increased conflict between ethnic
armed groups and the government military. Many young men are now addicted to
drugs, due to their easy availability, and this is causing frequent drug-related
violence.
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