Siem Reap: Upset mother strangles new born baby girl to death.
Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2017 12:47 am
The incident happened on June 23 2017 at 10AM in the house of the 56-year-old grandmother of the victim (and mother-in-law of the suspect), in Kok Trach village, Khnat commune, Puok district, Siem Reap province, while the victim's 23-year-old father left home to work in construction.
According to the confessions of mother of the victim, a 19-year-old a rice farmer:
She confessed that she really 'intended' to kill her child, a 20-day-old baby girl.
While breastfeeding the baby she pushed the head of the baby against her breast until the victim suffocated.
She explained that she (killed the baby because she) was angry with her husband.
After the murder the suspect returned to her home village (Prasat Char village, Doon Kaev commune, Puok district) where she was arrested by the police.
According to the confessions of mother of the victim, a 19-year-old a rice farmer:
She confessed that she really 'intended' to kill her child, a 20-day-old baby girl.
While breastfeeding the baby she pushed the head of the baby against her breast until the victim suffocated.
She explained that she (killed the baby because she) was angry with her husband.
After the murder the suspect returned to her home village (Prasat Char village, Doon Kaev commune, Puok district) where she was arrested by the police.