Police on Thursday, June 23, arrested a 21-year-old man over the
murder of a female major with the Ministry of Defence in the capital’s
Tuol Kork district, Cambodia.
murder of a female major with the Ministry of Defence in the capital’s
Tuol Kork district, Cambodia.
The
victim, identified as Ly Davy, 36, was stabbed to death on Wednesday,
June 22 as she was walking down the street to buy food. She was stabbed to
death with a vegetable knife in the back, on the left side. The knife
pierced the heart and she died instantly.. *graphic pics below – viewer discretion advised*
victim, identified as Ly Davy, 36, was stabbed to death on Wednesday,
June 22 as she was walking down the street to buy food. She was stabbed to
death with a vegetable knife in the back, on the left side. The knife
pierced the heart and she died instantly.. *graphic pics below – viewer discretion advised*
Sderng Sarith said Mei
Kimhong confessed to the crime, adding that he killed the victim, Ly
Davy, because she was rude and insulted him.
“The arrest was made after the authorities checked security camera
[footage] from a villager living nearby, and they saw the suspect
stabbing the victim,” Sarith confirmed.
[footage] from a villager living nearby, and they saw the suspect
stabbing the victim,” Sarith confirmed.
Police arrested Kimhong, who
confessed during interrogation. According to Kimhong’s confession, he
disliked Davy because she
looked down on him and would spit in his direction every time she passed
him. This behavior, he said, aggravated him and he had been planning to
kill her for some time.
confessed during interrogation. According to Kimhong’s confession, he
disliked Davy because she
looked down on him and would spit in his direction every time she passed
him. This behavior, he said, aggravated him and he had been planning to
kill her for some time.
The police accounts show that Davy was headed to the market to buy
food, when Kimhong, riding his motorcycle, stabbed her in the back with a
knife, only to make a quick escape once nearby villagers were alerted
to the incident.
food, when Kimhong, riding his motorcycle, stabbed her in the back with a
knife, only to make a quick escape once nearby villagers were alerted
to the incident.
Kimhong, who is a mathematics student at the Royal University of
Phnom Penh, has been charged with intentional murder and is currently
being held in the Tuol Kork district police station.
Phnom Penh, has been charged with intentional murder and is currently
being held in the Tuol Kork district police station.
Source: The PP Post