A Myanmar man has been arrested in Yangon after allegedly killing and dismembering his girlfriend in Bangkok and fleeing across the border, Thai police have said. The victim was found stuffed in a plastic box at a residential property in the Ratchaprarop 14 area of Makkasan, Ratchathewi district, late on 12 June 2026. Authorities say the suspect was later tracked and detained in Myanmar following a cross-border operation.
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The victim, identified as Aye Aye Nwe, 34, a Myanmar national working as a bar waitress in the Khlong Toei area of Bangkok, was discovered after police responded to a report of a body hidden on a balcony at the rear of a rented room. Investigators reported she was killed and dismembered before her remains were concealed in a plastic container. CCTV footage reportedly showed the suspect, Aung Pyae, 36, a Myanmar national working as a pub chef in the Phetchaburi area, leaving the scene and arranging a van to take him from Bangkok to Mae Sot in Tak province.
Police said the suspect fled shortly after the killing, travelling towards the Thai-Myanmar border to exit the country. A warrant for his arrest was issued by the Bangkok Criminal Court on 12 June 2026 on charges of intentional homicide and concealing, moving, or destroying a corpse to obscure the cause of death. Authorities described the alleged motive as jealousy, linked to suspicions of the victim having a new partner.
Thai Metropolitan Police investigators coordinated with Myanmar police to locate and arrest Aung Pyae in Yangon. Senior officers from the Metropolitan Police Bureau and Bangkok Metropolitan Police Division 1 confirmed that liaison teams were dispatched to discuss and facilitate the handover process at the Mae Sot immigration checkpoint in Tak province.
ThaiRath reported that police are now preparing to take custody of the suspect in Thailand for further interrogation and formal prosecution under Thai law. Investigators will continue to examine forensic evidence, CCTV records, and travel arrangements used during the suspect’s escape route. Officials have not confirmed a timeline for extradition proceedings but say coordination with Myanmar authorities is ongoing.
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Adapted by ASEAN Now ThaiRath 13 June 2026