Junta shelling in Hpakant kills three, including a minor

A junta artillery shell landed and exploded in Marau Village, part of the Mawsisar Village Tract in Hpakant Township, Kachin State, killing a married couple and a teenage minor.

An artillery shell fired from the junta’s Hpakant Town–based Tactical Command headquarters struck a house in Marau Village late on December 7, around midnight, killing three of the five residents, according to a villager.

“The three victims were a married couple and a 13-year-old child. An infant and another teenager were also in the house, but they survived unscathed,” he told KNG, citing rescue team members who rushed to assist the family.

The survivors were a 16-year-old and a 7-month-old infant, while the deceased were U Zaw Lwin Oo, 37, Daw Tin Moe Hlaing, 38, and Maung Phyo Wai Tun, 13.