By HTUN HTUN 15 December 2017 YANGON — Yangon’s western district court sentenced four family members who own the Ava Tailor Shop to 13 years and up for torturing two young domestic workers. Two other family members were acquitted. The verdicts came after more than one year of testimony from both sides totaling some 20 witnesses since October 2016. The case of the two abused teenagers was first reported by Myanmar Now editor Ko Swe Win. The girls were freed from the home of their abusers, and the family was arrested after a widespread public outcry. In May, six family members were charged. Tin Thuzar, her daughter Su Mon Latt and son Tin Ko Latt, and son-in-law Yar Zar Tun were charged under the Anti-trafficking in Persons Law, Penal Code 326 for voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons and means, and the 1993 Child Law. Tin Thuzar and Su Mon Latt received 16 years and one month each, Yar Zar Tun was sentenced to 13 years and one month and Tin Ko Latt received ...