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Utah: After nearly six years trial to begin in case of Burmese refugee who allegedly raped and murdered 7-year-old

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Wow!  I wondered what had happened to this case we reported back in 2008, and just tonight up pops the news that the trial will begin in January for Esar Met who we learned in 2012 is a Burmese Muslim (a Rohingya?).   The victim, Hser Ner Moo, was a Christian and both had been resettled … Continue reading Utah: After nearly six years trial to begin in case of Burmese refugee who allegedly raped and murdered 7-year-old

Utah: Burmese refugee accused of murdering Christian girl is a Muslim

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Geez, I sure missed this one!  I’ve been wondering for years if the ‘diversity is strength’ gang in the US Refugee Resettlement Program had actually put Burmese Muslims (Rohingya?*) in the same apartment building as Christian Karen people in Salt Lake City.   Thanks to reader Melissa for spotting this lengthy story in the Salt Lake … Continue reading Utah: Burmese refugee accused of murdering Christian girl is a Muslim

Burmese refugee on trial for murder in Utah might be saved from death penalty, why?

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He may have lied on his documents to get into the US and may have been under 18 when he allegedly brutally raped and murdered a little Burmese Christian girl in 2008.   Gee, I wonder where his defense lawyers got this idea (4 years later!)?  Could they have been watching the Somali trial in Tennessee … Continue reading Burmese refugee on trial for murder in Utah might be saved from death penalty, why?

Courtroom outburst in Utah refugee murder case halts proceedings

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I had wondered what ever happened in the case of the little Burmese girl murdered in March 2008 by a fellow refugee in a Salt Lake City housing complex for refugees.  Hat tip: a friend from the UK. Yesterday, all those assembled in the courtroom, expecting to hear the accused murderer plead guilty and be … Continue reading Courtroom outburst in Utah refugee murder case halts proceedings

Utah Burmese family still grieving for murdered daughter

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This is an update of a tragic story we wrote about last April.  The Christian family of murdered 7-year-old Hser Ner Moo is still grieving.   But, I haven’t seen a word written recently about the investigation of the fellow Burmese refugee who was arrested and charged with that brutal rape and murder. Here the reporter for the … Continue reading Utah Burmese family still grieving for murdered daughter