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| Myanmar police hunt for British teacher after colleague is found dead Myanmar police hunt for British teacher after colleague is found dead | |
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| Myanmar police are looking for a British teacher who they believe might have fled the country after his colleague was found dead following a night of drinking in downtown Yangon. | Myanmar police are looking for a British teacher who they believe might have fled the country after his colleague was found dead following a night of drinking in downtown Yangon. |
| The 45-year-old victim, also a British man, was found dead inside his co-worker’s apartment with wounds on his head and chest, police said. His wife told officers the pair had been out drinking on Friday night and that she had been unable to reach her husband the following morning. | The 45-year-old victim, also a British man, was found dead inside his co-worker’s apartment with wounds on his head and chest, police said. His wife told officers the pair had been out drinking on Friday night and that she had been unable to reach her husband the following morning. |
| She contacted authorities on Sunday after reportedly discovering his body inside his 25-year-old colleague’s apartment in Yangon’s downtown riverside district. | She contacted authorities on Sunday after reportedly discovering his body inside his 25-year-old colleague’s apartment in Yangon’s downtown riverside district. |
| “The victim and defendant are school teachers from Horizon international school and they are friends,” a local officer said. | “The victim and defendant are school teachers from Horizon international school and they are friends,” a local officer said. |
| The 25-year-old was being sought by police and remained at large, he added. | The 25-year-old was being sought by police and remained at large, he added. |
| “The other teacher has left the country today without informing anyone,” said a police officer in Kyauktada township. | “The other teacher has left the country today without informing anyone,” said a police officer in Kyauktada township. |
| The international school, a private institution that offers classes from kindergarten to high school, did not immediately respond to requests for comment. | The international school, a private institution that offers classes from kindergarten to high school, did not immediately respond to requests for comment. |
| Agence France-Presse and Associated Press contributed to this report | Agence France-Presse and Associated Press contributed to this report |