Bodies of mother-son hit by junta’s artillery shells found in Mrauk-U

The bodies of a mother and son were found this morning in the wreckage of a house struck by the junta's artillery shells in Sin Cha Seik new village under Mrauk U of Rakhine State, said the residents.

The victims have been identified as  Ko Thein Hlaing, a teacher in his 30s along with his 55-year-old mother named Daw Ma Aung Sein.

"Their bodies were discovered amid the wreckage of a house which collapsed due to an artillery shell firing. Both the bodies were in the process of rotting," added a resident.

The victims were hit by an artillery shell either on 25 December or next day.

In another incident in Mrauk-U township, an artillery shell fired by the junta forces killed one local resident and injured another individual.

The deceased individual is Ko Tun Maung (40) who hailed from Kyauk Rit Kay ward. The injured one is  29-year-old Ko Zaw Myo Win from Maung Shwi Kan village under Mrauk-U township.

Several individuals were killed by the artillery shells fired by the junta soldiers on 26 December across  Mrauk-U locality.

They include Lat Kauk Zay ward administrator U Maung Pu (54), Ko Tun Maung (40) from Kyauk Rit Kay ward, Ma Yu Hlaing Moe (10), Ma Aye Than Kyi (11),
Maung Kyaw Min Soe (9) and Daw Sein Wah Nu (52) from Phayar Paw IDP camp. Additionally, more than  10 others sustained injuries.

Between 24 and 26 December, at least 10 people were killed and at least 20 others were injured due to artillery shell attacks and airstrikes by the junta forces who used drones and warplanes in the locality.