webfact Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfiddler Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Why don,t they just say "British teacher found murdered in Burma" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogal Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Because if you say anything.....https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/04/myanmar-times-journalist-fired-fiona-macgregor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardinalblue Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Didn't he just fall down drunk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 I'm trying to find out who this is - the teaching community here is still not that large. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeeperRik Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Will they set up a couple of Thai boys for his murder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod reborn Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanmyintmaung Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanssna Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 I hope they will not blame it on the Burmese this time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunroaming Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcfish Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Is he pulling a face or is that just his natural look...creepy Sent from my SC-01D using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argus Tuft Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Would be great to have a thread with no further "the Burmese did it" type of cheap comments. Just saying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob13 Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 The latest: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/nov/07/british-teacher-wanted-by-myanmar-police-after-colleague-found-dead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunroaming Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Binotti is from Dumfries......Nuff said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roo860 Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Another picture from his FB, he looks more normal here . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roo860 Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Another picture from his FB, he looks more normal here . Prefer the other pic, looks like a proper murderer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 ...foreign office investigating..... ...no such thing here....??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangon04 Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 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...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argus Tuft Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 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.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregk0543 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 So what happened to the killer on the loose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rc2702 Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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