AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - A Burmese man pleaded guilty to a brutal murder that happened in Eastridge in August 2022.

Aung Nai Myo was 19-years -old when he was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a 58-year-old man with a hammer and leaving the scene on the victim’s bicycle.

Court documents show that on August 28, 2022 at 3:35 a.m., Amarillo police were sent to a home near NE 9th Ave and Columbine Street on a medical call.

Inside the home, they found 58-year-old Ju Nok suffering from serious injuries. Nok was taken to an area hospital to receive medical attention but later died.

The cause of death was from injuries caused by serious blunt-force trauma.

In the court documents, police interviewed a neighbor of the victim who said the two men had argued earlier that day.

The neighbor was

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