A retired headmistress in her 80s, Daw Tin Hyi, was killed instantly when the military council forces launched an artillery attack on Pharlaykin North Village in Minhla Township, Bago Region, according to local residents. The incident occurred around 2 AM on June 17, when military council troops stationed at the monastery in Takale Village deliberately fired heavy weapons at Pharlaykin North Village in the Gangawpin Village tract.
During the artillery attack, a shell directly hit Daw Tin Hyi’s house and exploded. The explosion resulted in the immediate death of the retired headmistress Daw Tin Hyi, who suffered severe injuries including the loss of her leg. Additionally, her adopted daughter Ma Khaing Thin Kyi, who suffers from mental illness, sustained serious injuries including the loss of three fingers. Local residents confirmed these details of the attack and its casualties.
A local resident spoke about the incident, stating that the military council troops stationed at Takale Village monastery are deliberately targeting civilian areas. They emphasized that such attacks resulting in casualties among elderly retired teachers and mentally ill women constitute war crimes. Local residents also reported that the military council forces are systematically perpetrating brutal attacks against civilians in the area. The targeting of civilian areas and vulnerable populations demonstrates the military council’s continued pattern of violence against its own people, according to local sources.
