Siem Reap: 75YO American tourist Owens Robert Dean killed in traffic accident.

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Koon Khmer

An elder American man was hit by a motorbike and died in a pool of blood when he returned from the circus, guiding a friend, left a tuk-tuk and crossed the street to buy beverages to take and drink at the hotel. The accident happend at 9.30PM on May 29 2016 in sangkat Svay Dangkum, Siem Reap city close to the place where the victim was living.

Mr. Chao Mao Vireak, deputy-chief of Immigration, under the Provincial Police chief, said that after receiving the information the Provincial Immigration Police together with the Provincial Traffic Police went to visit the place of the accident and check the body of the victim.
The victim was identified as Owens Robert Dean, male, 75YO, American national, tourist, holder of the passport XXXXXXXX expiring on March 12 2019, living at Villa Made mrei (must be Villa Médamrei), room 109, located in Vihear Chen village, sangkat Svay Dangkum, Siem Reap city. He arrived in Siem Reap on May 24 2016 via Siem Reap International Airport.

After the victim died in the traffic accident the police called the friend of the victim, identified as Roymond Sheridan, male, 70YO, American national, staying/living together with the victim, for questioning. He told the police that around 9.47PM on May 29 2016 he and a friend (the victim) returned from visiting a circus performance. Together they left the tuk-tuk bounding for the hotel. Then the victim crossed the street to go buy beverages to drink. At that moment he saw a motorbike, brand Duke with license plate Phnom Penh 1CF-9229, steered by an unidentified Khmer man, colliding with his friend from behind. The victim fell on the street, his body covered in blood, coming from his nose. He immediately died on the scene of the accident.

Currently the body of the the American victim is being held at Royal Angkor International Hospital awaiting a decision from the US embassy to be handed over to the family.

Sihanoukville: 62YO American Burgoyne JR. John James found dead in his rental room.

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Koon Khmer

On May 31 2016 at 11.15AM at Group 2, Village 2, sangkat 2, Sihanoukville, Preah Sihanouk province the police received the information about the death of a foreigner in rental room 402 on the 3rd floor.

According to a 26YO woman, Lon Sreykeav, who claims to be the girlfriend of the victim:
She knows and has been living together with the victim for the past 4 years. In the night of May 30 2016 around midnight she felt very sleepy and went to bed first. She only knows that the victim left in the sofa working on (his) computer.
The next morning at 11AM, when she woke up, she found the victim sitting dead in the sofa.
During the time they lived together her boyfriend (the victim) often went to Thailand to treat a disease. (skin disease)

The owner of the rental room confirmed that the victim rented the room since November 12 2012.
The victim was identified as Burgoyne Jr. John James, male, DOB 08/12/1953, US national, holder of the passport XXXXXXX valid until 17/10/2022, holder of the visa EI 00973543 valid until 10/08/2016.
He first entered Cambodia on October 30 2012 via Phnom Penh International Airport.

Currently the body is being held at the scene awaiting the doctors and forensic experts to determine the cause of death and awaiting a decision from the family and representatives of the embassy.

Phnom Penh: 51YO Brit Paul Colin Clough dies on board of an ambulance.

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Koon Khmer

May 31 2016 at 8AM
British national, male, Paul Colin Clough, DOB 14/07/1964, Wokingham GBR.
Living in house Nr.XXX, Street 174, sangkat Phsar Thmey 3, khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh.
The victim died on board of an ambulance belonging to Central Hospital which is located close to the rental house of the victim.
The Technical and Scientific bureau of the police concluded that the victim died of a heart attack which can be caused by diabetes since the victim had diabetes for a long time already.

Phnom Penh: 46YO Swiss man Daniel Georg Zürcher found dead in Moona Hotel.

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Koon Khmer

Overdose suspected.

A Swiss man was found lying dead in a room of Hotel Moona which is located on the corner of Street 103 (I guess Street 1003) and Street 1990, Group 7, Phnom Penh Thmey village/sangkat, khan Sen Sok.

According to police sources:
The victim was identified as Daniel Georg Zürcher, male, 46YO, holder of the passport XXXXXXXX valid until December 21 2024.

According to hotel-staff sources:
The victim checked-in on May 26 2016. On May 27 2016 the victim asked the hotel staff to help buying medicines and he went to room 105 to relax/sleep.
The next days he left his room to come pay but on May 30 2016 at 5PM they didn’t see him leave (the room) so the hotel staff went to check (and) saw the victim dead on his bed.

After an examination the police experts concluded that it was a case of too much drug use resulting in suicide by a scarf.
(ប្រើថ្នាំដែលមានសារធាតុញៀន ចាក់លើសកំណត់វង្វេងស្មារតី បណ្តាលអោយចង់ក និងក្រមាធ្វើអត្តឃាតសម្លាប់ខ្លួនឯង។ = use/consumption of drugs which contain an addictive substance inject more than the limit to loose consciousness causing hanging by a scarf to suicide kill himself)

Currently the corps is being kept at Stung Meanchey pagoda.

DOB 03/02/1970, Trubschachen BE, Switzerland.

Sihanoukville: 65YO Canadian SANCHEZ OSCAR found dead in his bathroom.

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Koon Khmer

Sihanoukville

According to the provincial Military police:
On May 30 2016 at 0.24AM they found the corps of a foreigner in the bathroom of the rental house belonging to Prom Chomreun (ព្រហ្ម ចំរើន) located in Group 19, Village 3, Sangkat 3, Sihanoukville.
The victim was identified as SANCHEZ OSCAR, male, DOB 02.02.1951, Canadian national, holder of the passport XXXXXXX expiring on 04.05.2025.
The victim started living in the rental house on 15.11.2013.
According to the examinations done by the Technical and Scientific Bureau and a doctor-expert:
The victim died of a pre-exisiting medical illness. (swollen hands and feet)
The corps is kept at the Provincial Referral Hospital awaiting the handing over to the family and embassy.

Phnom Penh: 37YO Malaysian Aaron Lim Hoong Tat dies of an overdose at Amanjaya Hotel.

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Koon Khmer

Fatal drug overdose at a hotel (heart attack)

Phnom Penh

On May 26 2016 at 3PM a morphine overdose led to the death (heart attack) of a Malaysian man; he was found close to his bed in room 22 at Amanjaya Hotel (អាម៉ាន់ស្សាយ៉ា), Number 1, Street 154, Village 4, sangkat Psar Kandal 1, khan Daun Penh.

The police identified the victim as Aaron Limhoong Tat, male, 37YO, tourist, Malaysian national, temporarily living in the hotel where the incident happend.

According to a clarification to the police of Tooch Chan Srey Sros, female, 37YO, manager at the hotel:
Before the incident on May 26 at 2PM Chariya (ចរិយា), female, 25YO, receptionist at the hotel told that the victim, staying at room 22, had to check-out because he stopped renting the room so the receptionist knocked on the door of his room but there was no response and the victim didn’t open the door.
The receptionist asked the help of a technical staff member to open the door. The found the victim lying dead in the neighborhood of the bed and they report the incident to the police.

A biopsy revealed by a commission of experts revealed that the foreigner died of a heart attack caused by a morphine overdose.

Sihanoukville: 55YO Austrian PAULIC ANDREAS found dead in room Serendipity Beach Resort.

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Koon Khmer

On May 26 2016 at 10AM the corps of a foreigner was discovered in the bed of room 016 at the ground floor of Hotel Serendipity (សឺរិនឌីភីធី) located in Group 14, Village 4, Sangkat 4, Sihanoukville.
The victim was identified as PAULIC ANDREAS, male, 55YO, Austrian national (អូទ្រីស), holder of the passport PXXXXXXXXX valid until January 19 2019, visa TI11036733 valid until June 17 2016, tourist.
The victim checked-in in the afternoon of May 25 2016.
The cause of death is not yet clear.

Siem Reap: French Erich Robert Marceau Gutekunst dies after a fire.

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Koon Khmer

The president of an organization (NGO) was killed by a fire after being sent to the hospital.

Siem reap
A French man who’s the president of an organization (NGO) helping refugee children stationed at Siem Reap was killed by a house fire while taken to the hospital.

The incident happend on May 14 2016 at 8PM at Trapaeng Seh village (ត្រពាំងសេះ), sangkat Kook Chak (គោកចក), Siem Reap city.

According to the police:
Immediately after the incident the victim was taken to the Royal Angkor International (រ៉ូយ៉ាល់) Hospital for treatment. On May 15 2016 the victim passed away because of too bad burns. Doctors were not able to rescue him.

The victim was identiefied as ERICH GUTE KUNST (must be Erich Gutekunst), 54YO, president of an NGO helping refugee children stationed at Siem Reap, holder of the passport XXXXXXXXXX.

Currently the corps of the victim is stored awaiting the hand-over to the embassy.

Sihanoukville: 56YO American Alberto Isoni found dead by hanging at Otres Lodge.

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Koon Khmer

Sihanoukville
The police informed that the decomposed corps of an American man, who killed himself by hanging, was spotted in a rental room located at Otres Beach (sangkat 4) in the morning of May 13 2016.
The found person was identified as ISONI ALBERTO, male, born on 14.01.1960, American national, holder of the passport XXXXXXXXX valid till 10.04.2017.
He checked in at Bungalow Otres Lodge (លុច្ស) located in Group 2, village 6, sangkat 4 on 08.05.2016.
The body was kept at the place of the incident awaiting the technical & scientific police and a doctor to conduct an examination.

Kampot: 34YO Vietnamese NGUYEN THANH LONG drowns at Banyan Tree Guesthouse.

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Koon Khmer

http://srpostnews.com/index_desc.php?newsid=1460091564 (Graphic Warning!!)

Vietnamese national drowns at Daum Chrey (Banyan Tree) Restaurant and Guesthouse.

According to the Immigration dept:
A Vietnamese national drowned at Banyan Restaurant and Guesthouse. The victim was identified as NGUYEN THANH LONG, DOB 29/04/1982, Vietnamese national, holder of Vietnamese ID card XXXXXXXXXX. The victim jumped in the water and disappeared around 1AM on May 10 2016 at Banyan Guesthouse and Restaurant located in Oo Tooch village (អូតូច), sangkat Ondoong Khmer (អណ្ដូងខ្មែរ), Kampot city, Kampot province.

His body was found around 5AM the same day in the Kampot creek (ព្រែកកំពត) at the same place (low tide).
The Technical office and a doctor concluded that the victim drowned.
The corps is saved at the Provincial Referral Hospital.
The police is currently in contact with the consul stationed in Preah Sihanouk province in order to find/contact relatives of the victim.
The police confirmed that the victim died in the creek which is located at the Banyan Restaurant and Guesthouse.