FBR REPORT: Nursing
mother shot in the neck and mouth by the Burma Army
West Central Karen State, Burma
29 August 2009
KEY DEVELOPMENTS
Nursing mother shot in the neck and
mouth by the Burma Army, she and her two month old baby at risk of
death.
On August 26th 2009, Burma Army troops and soldiers of the Democratic Karen Buddhist
Army (DKBA) shot and severely wounded Ma Kin Kyi, 34, a woman from Htee Pa Doh
village in Thaton District, west central Karen State. According to our local FBR
relief team, the troops, from Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) 214 and DKBA 333
Brigade surrounded the house in which Ma Kin Kyi was staying and fired into it,
severely injuring her in the neck, jaw and mouth. According to the team, Ma Kin
Kyi, who has a 2 month old baby, is not likely to survive this injury because
she is unable to drink or eat. The team reported that the troops entered the village
and suspected that the house in which Ma Kin Kyi was staying contained soldiers
from the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA). The FBR team is now in the area,
giving Ma Kin Kyi emergency medical treatment and trying to help her survive as
best as they can and will continue to report on the situation.
Ma Kin Kyi, 34, shot by the Burma Army
Map showing area of report
Below is the raw report our FBR relief team in this area sent us this morning:
> In 26,8,09 DIV (11) LIB (214) battalian(1)+ DKBA (333) general Kyaw Min
> in YO KLAR village they are came to Htee Pa Doh Hta(Pyin Ma Pin Zeik)
> village and they saw some peoples live in a house.they around that house
> and shoot.they think KNLA soldier will have but only the villagers.this
> woman have 34 years and she have 2 months a baby.Her name
> is Ma Kin Kyi.90% is going to die. because she can not eat nonthing.
Thank you for your care and prayers for this lady and her baby. And let us
do more together to help these people and to stop these kind of attacks.
God bless you,
The Free Burma Rangers
The Free Burma Rangers’ (FBR) mission is to provide hope, help and
love to internally displaced people inside Burma, regardless of ethnicity
or religion. Using a network of indigenous field teams, FBR reports on human
rights abuses, casualties and the humanitarian needs of people who are under
the oppression of the Burma Army. FBR provides medical, spiritual and educational
resources for IDP communities as they struggle to survive Burmese military
attacks.
