By paNOW

4 years since triple murder of Burmese family in Regina

Aug 6, 2014 | 12:47 AM

paNOW Staff

This day four years ago marks one of the most horrific murders the City of Regina has ever seen.

On August 6, 2010 the bodies of three Burmese refugees were found dead in their townhouse at 323 Oakview Drive, in the Uplands neighbourhood. Thirty-one-year-old Gray Nay Htoo, 28-year-old Maw Maw and their three-year-old son Seven June Htoo had been killed.

To this day Regina Police have not charged anyone with the triple murder. Dozens of officers have worked on the case over the last four years, including Regina Police, RCMP and even the FBI. Currently, a group of five full-time investigators are still actively working on the case.

Just last week police announced they will now offer a $50,000 reward to any information that leads to an arrest and conviction of the person responsible.

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Walking around the neighbourhood today you might see kids riding their bikes or rolling down the sidewalk on their skateboards. You wouldn’t guess it was the same place where a heinous crime occurred.

One neighbour—who didn’t want her name used—remembers the incident well, considering that was the same day she moved in right next door.

“Occasionally I do think about it. I mean, that was a whole family. Could that happen again?”
She remembered seeing police commotion and couldn’t stand it so she left her townhouse and stayed somewhere else for six months before moving back.

Twenty-one-year-old Jesse Blondeau now lives in the unit where the bodies were found along with his mother and younger brother. He said his family was told before they moved in this had been the place where the Burmese family was found. That didn’t seem to have much impact on their decision to call the residence home.

“I feel fine living here. No worries at all – doesn’t bother us,” he admitted.

“When we first moved in we were kind of spooked. [We thought] maybe something might happen,” he added.

Blondeau said police had been to the area just a few weeks ago going door to door speaking with residents. During the year his family has lived there he said nothing out of the ordinary has happened.

Others that live in the area say they do feel safe for the most part. However, some neighbours would feel a little more at ease if police finally cracked this unsolved mystery.

“My issue is the fact that they still don’t know what happened. I wish they could tell us. If only they could come out and say ‘this is what happened’ it would give your mind some rest.”

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