A
7-year-old
girl
, who was shot the day before by a soldier, has become the youngest victim of military violence in
Burma
(Myanmar), which has caused at least
275 deaths
, including a score of minors, since the coup on February 1.
The little girl, identified as
Khin Myo Chit
, died on Tuesday in a town in Mandalay state after being shot in the abdomen by a military man while she was sitting on her father's lap inside his home, the media reported on Wednesday.
Myanmar Now
.
The victim's older sister,
Aye Chan San
, told the media that soldiers and policemen
broke into her home
in Aung Pin Le, Chanmyathazi city, and asked if there was anyone else in the house, after ordering everyone to sit down. .
The father repeated that there were only six people and that they were all in the room, to which
a soldier reacted by accusing him of lying and shooting him
, but the bullet hit the daughter, according to the sister's testimony.
The soldiers then
hit one of the
19-year-old
brothers with the butts of their rifles
and took him away.
They also wanted to take the injured girl, but her relatives prevented them.
"My father didn't know what to do because he had the girl in his arms ...
They told him to give them the girl,
" Aye Chan San recounted, but he refused.
The girl was rushed to the hospital, but doctors were unable to save her life.
Two other people, one in their 30s and one in their 20s, were killed by soldiers in
Aung Pin Le
.
Neighbors stated that they
did not know why the soldiers had entered their district
because there had been no protests against the regime that day.
The girl's death has sparked a wave of outrage and complaints, including from the NGO
Save the Children and Yanghee Lee
, the former UN rapporteur for Burma.
"
Is killing a 7-year-old girl the new strategy for Myanmar's security?
A 14-year-old boy also died recently. Also, 14 and 16-year-olds killed by gunshots to the head," Lee said on his Twitter account. .
In a statement, Save the Children stated that the number of minors killed stands at around twenty, including a 14-year-old boy who died on Monday, and expressed concern for the
at least 17 minors who are in detention
and are not receiving adequate care. , including access to food.
"We are horrified that children continue to be the target of attacks against peaceful protesters. The death of these children is especially worrying because they occurred while at home, where they should be safe," said the NGO.
"The fact that so many children die almost every day shows
a total disregard for human life
on the part of the security forces," said Save the Children.
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