Police investigate mystery slaying of soldier and wife in Naypyitaw

Police in Naypyitaw are investigating the mysterious apparent double murder of a soldier and his wife, who were found dead on opposite sides of the capital last week.

The respective families are pressing charges against each other, according to the Global New Light of Myanmar.

Local police in Tatkon township, Naypyitaw, said they found the body of Major Way Phyo Aung on Tuesday and that of his wife, Dr Khin Sandi Kyaw, three miles away the following day.

The soldier’s parents said their son was discovered in his car, with stab wounds, as his five-year-old daughter slept.

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