Two men and a woman rob goldsmith shop near Myitkyina Market No. 1; three detained

Two people, a man and a woman, commit a robbery at a goldsmith shop near Market (1) in Myitkyina; three arrested, reports say

October 2

According to news sources, at around 8:30 a.m. today, October 2, a man and a woman came to Shwe Sintawo goldsmith shop near Market (1) in Myitkyina, Kachin State, and assaulted the female shop owner in a robbery.

According to the incident, the man and woman entered the shop and demanded money; when the female shop owner refused to give them money, the man struck her on the head with a stick, it is reported.

The female shop owner who was beaten sustained a head injury and had to be sent to hospital for treatment, and there was no life-threatening condition, reports state.

In connection with the incident, a total of three people, including the man and woman alleged to have committed the crime and one accomplice, have been arrested, a news source reported.

In addition, the two perpetrators had come to the shop a few days before the incident to pawn an item, and they returned in connection with a money matter concerning that item, another news source reported.

However, the amount of gold and money robbed, the names of those detained, and the specific legal sections under which the case has been opened have not yet been confirmed by reliable sources.

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