19-Year-Old Woman Raped and Murdered in Karen State

IMNA
A 19-year old woman of mixed Mon and Karen heritage, named Mi Mu, was raped and murdered by a gang of Karen men last week in Kyainnseikyi Township in Karen state.

On September 11th, at about 10 pm, Mi Mu was abducted from where she worked on a rubber plantation near Doe Htun village, by a group of 20 men. The group had an accomplice inform Mi Mu’s brother that a ransom of 7 million kyat was needed to ensure her safe return.

Unfortunately, Mi Mu’s body was discovered at 7 pm on September 12th, before her family could collect the appropriate sum of money for her release. A search party located her body near the Pyuk Ja village rubber plantation where she had been employed. Villagers confirmed that Mi Mu had been raped before her murder.

“When we saw Mi Mu’s body, she was naked, and it looked like she was raped ’’said an eyewitness Pyouk Ja villager.

Since the discovery of Mi Mu’s body, the New Mon State Party ( NMSP ) has arrested 5 suspects, and a search is underway for the remaining 15. Kanyinnseikkyi Township is under the Moulmein division of NMSP control.

Mi Mu’s rape and murder is the second such case to be connected to the Pyuk Ja village rubber plantation. A 21-year-old Mon woman was also abducted, raped and murdered by a group of Karen men in the same area earlier this year.