Phnom Penh: 34YO British HALE​ MARTIN​ STE​PHEN found dead in Happy House Guesthouse.

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A British national dies in the room of a guesthouse; cause still unknown.

Phnom Penh

On July 01 2016 at 3.30PM 2 victims were lying/sleeping in room number 49 on the fisrt floor of house number 151 (Happy House Guesthouse) which is located in Village 7, Group 28, Street 19, sangkat Chey Chomneah, khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh.
Among the 2 persons (lying in the room) one person identified as HALE​ MARTIN​ STE​PHEN​, British national, male, 34YO, was dead.
A second victim identified as MCWILLI​AMS​ DEAN​ W​ILLIAM​, male, 20YO and cousin of the deceased (currently) stays at the IC-unit of Calmette hospital (couldn't be questioned yet).
Both were staying in the same room of the guesthouse where the incident happend. The cause (of the incident) is still not known.
Currently the Technical and Scientific department (of the police) and a coroner of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court are conducting a forensic examination and assume that the deceased died of a heart attack because/caused by use of a morphine substance.
The corps has been deposited at the Russian Hospital awaiting the funeral celebration by the victim's family.

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Hale Martin Stephen, DOB 02/07/1982, Lisburn. (Northern-Ireland)
McWilliams Dean William, DOB 17/09/1994 (not clear on the passport; could be 1996), Antrim (Nothern-Ireland)

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According to Khmer Read's article it was an overdose.(ដោយ​ប្រើ​គ្រឿងញៀន​លើស​កំណត់​)

Both victims (brothers according to the article) checked in on June 30 2016. Afterwards they went for a stroll. The returned to the hotel in a drunken state around midnight. At 3PM the next day the owner/boss of the guesthouse called them but they didn't open (the door). He took a look through the window and saw one person vomiting. The owner took the key and called and ambulance.

A examination of the body, evidence collected in the room and a urine test revealed that the victim died of a heart attack caused by excessive use of morphines.

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According to Facebook Dean seems to be missing (after he was taken to Calmette).





Please contact below persons if you have any updates regarding his whereabouts.