On February 19th 2010, soldiers from State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) Military Operation Command (MOC) #7 based in Hsar Law Kyoh, Lu Thaw Township, killed a 15-year-old student and injured two others after firing an 81 mm mortar into the T--- hiding site for internally displaced persons (IDPs). This site was inhabited by 353 civilians that had fled their home villages, including the entire population of Thay Thu Kee village, as a means to resist ongoing attacks against villagers in northern Papun District designed to drive civilians into SPDC-controlled areas. Such attacks have been a well-documented and direct consequence of the increased military presence in Papun since the initiation of the Northern Karen State Offensive in November 2005. Even though the SPDC had withdrawn from some camps previously located near IDP areas of Lu Thaw Township, the residents of T--- had not yet felt it safe to permanently return to their villages. They had instead chosen to stay in the hiding site and had even built a school so that their children could continue to receive an education during displacement.

KHRG researchers report that the school in T--- was hit by an SPDC mortar just after 9:00 am on February 19th. The attack occurred during the school's exam period; students had arrived at school and were sitting an exam when the shell landed. Three schoolboys were injured by fragments from the mortar: Saw R---, 15; Saw Hs---, 8, who sustained injuries to his arm; and Saw E--- (age unknown), who was injured in his leg. The three were sent to a clinic at Kay Bpoo village to receive treatment for their injuries. Saw R---'s condition was too serious to be treated at Kay Bpoo clinic, and the medics sent him south along the Yunzalin River to another hospital at Bp'na Ay Bper Ko, Lu Thaw Township, where his injuries were again deemed too severe for treatment. The boy was then sent on to Kaw Lu Der hospital, where he was admitted for medical care, but by this time his health had deteriorated and his injuries were no longer treatable. Saw R--- Htoo passed away at about 3:00 am on February 21st 2010. *Location not exact on the map*