Reporter killed in Sagaing Division
The Monywa Central Police Station has confirmed that local reporter Ko Soe Moe Tun of Eleven Media Group was beaten to death with a wooden stick, his body discovered early Tuesday morning. Ko Soe Moe Tun, 36, a Monywa-based EMG journalist was found dead and with bruises at around 1 a.m. on the Union Highway in Monywa, Sagaing Division. An autopsy revealed that he died of a skull fracture resulting from being beaten, said police sub-lieutenant Soe Min Tun of the Monywa Central Police Station. “His skull was broken. This was the main cause of death,” the police officer told The Irrawaddy. His personal belongings, including money, a gold ring and his national ID card, were not taken. EMG released a statement on Tuesday calling for police to find the culprit as soon as possible.
