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Woman's Body Found in a Dustbin in Pathein

Nov 09, 2026 Myo Taw
Woman's Body Found in a Dustbin in Pathein

Woman's body found in a trash bin in Pathein

November 9

The body of a woman with stab wounds was found in a municipal trash bin at the western corner of the Harka garment factory in the industrial zone of Ward 13, Pathein, Ayeyarwady Region, it is learned.

The body was found in the municipal trash bin on November 6, and local residents said it appeared she had been killed at will and then brought and dumped there.

"The municipal workers found it when they came to collect the garbage. She was all torn up among the trash. It looks like they stabbed her and did as they pleased, then came and dumped her. She must be about 20 years old. To this day no owner has come forward," a local resident said.

The deceased is a woman of about 20 years of age, and stab wounds were found on the body, which was in a disfigured condition. As of today, November 9, no contact has been made with the victim's family and it is not yet known who she is, it is said.

In recent days, a murder also occurred in Ahlay Kone, Ward 8, Pathein, it is learned, and although robberies and killings occur frequently in Pathein town, perpetrators have not been arrested, it is learned.

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