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3 Myanmar nationals in Tokyo accused of killing compatriot with wine bottle
TOKYO -- Three Myanmar nationals in the Japanese capital have been served with fresh arrest warrants for allegedly killing a compatriot by striking him in the head with a wine bottle, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD)'s International Crime Division announced Aug. 18.
Police served new arrest warrants to Zaw Myo Htet, a 24-year-old resident of Shinjuku Ward, Naing Lin Oo, a 28-year-old resident of Toshima Ward, and Phyo Myat Min, a 20-year-old vocational school student living in Kita Ward, on suspicion of murder.
The three men are accused of striking the head of Chit Paw, a 22-year-old vocational school student who lived in Shinjuku Ward, with a wine bottle on a Shinjuku street at around 4:05 a.m. on July 7. He died of acute subdural hematoma four days later. All three suspects have reportedly denied the allegations, claiming, "We did not hit him," and, "We did not intend to kill."
According to the MPD, the three men had been drinking at a nearby restaurant for about three hours before the incident. It is believed that they got into an argument with a group of seven international students, including Chit Paw, which escalated into a physical altercation on a street near the establishment.
The three suspects were previously arrested in July on suspicion of assaulting two other Myanmar students present at the scene but were released pending a prosecution decision.
