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Updated: 4:26 PM- SOUTH SALT LAKE -- Residents of the South Parc Townhomes said their children - as well as murder victim Hser Ner Moo - often played inside the apartment where Hser's body was found Tuesday night.

Ma Sei Myint, a cousin to the mother of the dead girl, said the four men who have lived in apartment No. 472 for the past seven to eight months are "good people" and that she never worried about her five children playing there.

But Myint said she did not know murder suspect Esar Met.

Police this morning booked the 21-year-old man on suspicion of aggravated murder in the death of Hser.

The 7-year-old disappeared Monday at about 2 p.m. from her home in the apartments near 2250 S. 500 East. Police said Wednesday the girl was probably dead within an hour after leaving home. Police said there was a physical altercation and the girl suffered trauma, but they declined elaborate further or discuss how she died.

About 5:30 p.m., when Myint came home and learned Hser was missing, she said she knocked on the door of No. 472 and heard someone say, "Nobody home." Then she returned to her apartment.

The girl's body was found about 7 p.m. Tuesday in the basement of No. 472, which is located in the same complex and about 100 feet from where the victim lived.

In addition to aggravated murder - which carries the possibility of the death penalty - Met also is being held on suspicion of child kidnapping and tampering with evidence, according to a probable cause affidavit released this morning.

The affidavit reads: "After an extensive search for a missing seven year old female, she was located deceased in the basement of the arrestee's residence. Arrestee was interviewed and, post-Miranda admitted to attempting to confine the victim to the residence by force, resulting in her death. Arrestee also admitted attempting to conceal the body and other forensic evidence."

Hser's father came out of his apartment around 1 p.m. today and, through an interpreter, thanked everyone who helped look for his daughter.

"I thank all of Salt Lake City for their help and comfort," said Cartoon Wah, as his sons, KerKer Po, 20, and KyiKyi, 18, stood somberly behind him. "... I had one daughter in this world and I loved her the most. In this world you can't find another replacement."

A spokesman announced that a memorial account has been set up at Zions Bank in Wah's name.

He said Met has nothing to do with him and he had no comment about the suspect. Wah said he would let the police deal with him.

As Wah spoke, neighbors stood outside and watched. People continued to bring flowers, stuffed animals and balloons to a makeshift memorial to Hser on a nearby corner. Trees and fences in the apartment complex were adorned with pink ribbons.

Resident Kwe Doh, 19, who was acting Wednesday as a translator, said Met had been living in No. 472 for about a month. Four other men had been living in the apartment for seven to eight months, Doh said.

Met was arrested Tuesday night at his aunt's home in the Fort Union area. The other four men were arrested at their apartment and subsequently released by police.

Suzanne DeVoe, Catholic Community Services public relations director, said the other men "knew nothing" about the girl's death.

She said they were in the home with the body, but didn't realize she was there.

"They were there at some point," DeVoe said. "[But] they had no idea.

"They were devastated," she said. "They were as upset as we are."

In the wake of being arrested and questioned by police, the four men were served with eviction notices on Wednesday by apartment managers. A letter distributed to apartment residents stated that "criminal activity of any kind" was unacceptable at the complex.

Neighbors said one of the four men was about 60 years old, two were 20 to 30 years old and the other man was about 19.

Myint said that a few months ago, her children would play at No. 472 every day, and that Hser Ner Moo was often with them.

Myint's 12-year-old daughter, Hser Nay Pow, said she and the murdered girl would watch TV and listen to music in the apartment.

Neighbors said it was common for Hser Ner Moo and other children to ride bikes and play in the parking lot.

On Wednesday, no one was playing outside, even though it is spring break and school is out for many of them. Hser Ner Moo was a second-grader at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School.

Disco Moo, 21, who has a 3-year-old son and was holding her 1-year-old daughter, said, "I'm scared. Maybe it could be my child I lost."

She, with others, said they would not allow their children to play outside like they used to.

Celia Palestine, who lives next door to the dead girl's family, described the four Burmese men from No. 472 as "nice."

She said they liked to play soccer at a nearby field, and they "liked to drink a lot."

Investigators had searched every apartment in the complex before entering No. 472. Police said they were unable to search until Tuesday night because no one was home.

Met, the other four men and the dead girl's family all came to America from the same Burmese refugee camp in Thailand .