THE police arrested one male offender for killing a retired professor in Patheingyi Township, Mandalay Region, on 27 April.

Acting on a tip-off, the police inspected an unoccupied house in Yay Htwet village at 7 am on 27 April and found the dead body of Daw Htwe Htwe, aged 66, who was a retired professor.

Officials organized a special investigation team and conducted the investigation promptly. The police found the vehicle of the victim near the incident site. According to the investigation, the victim lived at Mingala Yankin Housing (housing for retired persons) in Yay Htwet village alone and worked as a real estate agent with her nephew, U Ye Wunna. According to the confession of the witness, the victim left home alone on 25 April in her car. On that day, Sai Tun Naw (aka) Ko Sai (aka) Nyein Chan Phyo (aka) Ko Pyo asked for help to his friend to drive a Toyota Belta. Then, the witness found that he threw a slipper into the lake. At about 3:15 pm, Sai Tun Naw (aka) Ko Sai (aka) Nyein Chan Phyo (aka) Ko Pyo arrived at the home of the victim.

The suspect, knowing that the police were after him for investigation, fled to Taunggyi together with his family.

Therefore, the police cooperated with the Shan State police force and chased Sai Tun Naw (aka) Ko Sai (aka) Nyein Chan Phyo (aka) Ko Pyo, who was in Taunggyi with his family.

On 1 May morning, Sai Tun Naw (aka) Ko Sai (aka) Nyein Chan Phyo (aka) Ko Pyo was arrested with six gold rings, one gold hairclip, two gold lockets, two necklaces, one gold bracelet and five gold buttons, 39 real estate agreements and documents, one Wave 110 motorcycle and K2,020,000.

The offender confessed his action to killing the victim after a quarrel between Yay Htwet and Hnan Kywel village on 25 April. He then ran away with golden materials and K5 million from her car, a Toyota Belta.

The offender will be taken to action under the law.

MNA/KTZH

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