British teacher found dead in Myanmar

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British teacher found dead in Myanmar

 

YANGON: -- A British man believed to be a teacher has been found dead in Myanmar.

 

In a statement seen by the BBC, his wife said he had been out drinking with another man in the city of Yangon on Friday night before his death.

 

The Foreign Office said it was investigating the death of a British national and was providing support to the victim's family.

 

News agency AFP quoted police as saying the dead man was a 47-year-old who had suffered wounds to his head and chest.

 

Full story: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-37889518

 

-- © Copyright BBC 2016-11-07

[phantomfiddler]

Why don,t they just say "British teacher found murdered in Burma" ?

[pogal]

Because if you say anything.....
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/04/myanmar-times-journalist-fired-fiona-macgregor

[cardinalblue]

Didn't he just fall down drunk?

[simon43]

I'm trying to find out who this is - the teaching community here is still not that large.

[KeeperRik]

Will they set up a couple of Thai boys for his murder?

[craigt3365]

1 hour ago, phantomfiddler said:

Why don,t they just say "British teacher found murdered in Burma" ?

Wasn't that the name picked by the British for their colony?  Not necessarily the name used by the locals???

 

From what I've read, neither Burma nor Myanmar are acceptable to the entire population.  Quite the debate.

[zaphod reborn]

They usually don't conclude that there was a murder until there is an autopsy, and a coroner determines that the bodily injuries were the actual cause of death.  Unless it is Thailand, and then it is an obvious case of suicide.

[sanmyintmaung]

25 minutes ago, KeeperRik said:

Will they set up a couple of Thai boys for his murder?

They are already looking for another British teacher who was last seen with the deceased.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/06/myanmar-police-hunt-for-british-teacher-after-colleague-is-found-dead

 

[hanssna]

I hope they will not blame it on the Burmese this time...

[Old Croc]

3 hours ago, simon43 said:

I'm trying to find out who this is - the teaching community here is still not that large.

My first thoughts were it might have been you.

[dunroaming]

Dead man is Gary Ferguson and they are looking for his friend and drinking partner Harris Binotti.  Ferguson was found dead in Binotti's apartment and he is believed to have fled to Bangkok.  Details have been passed to the Thai police.  The source for this information is The Times in the UK.

[balo]

Burmese people can't murder people , as we all know they are innocent .   But looks to be another foreigner who did it (his drinking mate) this time. 

 

 

[simon43]

Dead man is Gary Ferguson ...

 

Nope, not me.  And RIP to the deceased.  I hope the authorities can find out what caused Gary to lose his life - the rapid departure of his teaching colleague seems a tad suspicious.

[balo]

The suspect photo of the man on the run has been published by The Guardian . You can read more about it there, with interviews of his neighbors . 

 

Harris Binotti . 

 

 

 

Edited November 7, 2016 by balo

[mcfish]

Is he pulling a face or is that just his natural look...creepy

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[Argus Tuft]

Would be great to have a thread with no further "the Burmese did it" type of cheap comments. Just saying

[Rob13]

The latest: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/nov/07/british-teacher-wanted-by-myanmar-police-after-colleague-found-dead

[dunroaming]

Binotti is from Dumfries......Nuff said!

[roo860]

The suspect photo of the man on the run has been published by The Guardian . You can read more about it there, with interviews of his neighbors . 
 
Harris Binotti . 
 
 
 

Should be easy to spot.

[balo]

Another picture from his FB, he looks more normal here . 

 

 

 

 

[roo860]

Another picture from his FB, he looks more normal here . 
 

 
 
 

Prefer the other pic, looks like a proper murderer!

[SOTIRIOS]

...foreign office investigating.....

 

...no such thing here....???

 

 

[bangon04]

12 hours ago, craigt3365 said:

Wasn't that the name picked by the British for their colony?  Not necessarily the name used by the locals???

 

From what I've read, neither Burma nor Myanmar are acceptable to the entire population.  Quite the debate.

I usually hear Aung Sang Sushi  using the word "Burma" so if it is good enough for her......

[Argus Tuft]

1 hour ago, bangon04 said:

I usually hear Aung Sang Sushi  using the word "Burma" so if it is good enough for her......

Aung San Suu Kyi....

[gregk0543]

Update on funeral of Gary Ferguson.

 

http://yangon.coconuts.co/2016/11/16/funeral-held-peter-gary-ferguson-british-teacher-who-was-killed-his-friend

 

[balo]

So what happened to the killer on the loose?  

 

[Rc2702]

What happened to proper info such as height and weight. Noticeable features like tattoos. Bloody shocking lack of info. Guy could look very different now.