According to Kampuchea Thmey
Due to a love triangle and having grudge against another person, 3 people were killed to keep evidence covered up.
Siem Reap:
Due to jealousy the suspect stabbed a young man, his rival. The victim died on the spot. Subsequently the suspect also stabbed and killed 2 children to keep evidence covered up but eventually the suspect didn’t escape the law since the police caught him 7 hours after the incident.
According to the police from Angkor Chum District the incident happened after 12 o’clock [i](I guess lunch)[/i] on January 2 2016 on a trail (leading to a plantation) located in Phum Kook Phnov (គោកភ្នៅ ), Khum Kook Phnov (គោកភ្នៅ ), Angkor Chum District, Siem Reap Province.
The 3 victims are identified as:
1. Iang Suay (អ៊ាង សួយ), male, 8 years old, resident of Phum Kook Doong Thmey (គោកដូងថ្មី), Khum Kook Doong (គោកដូង).
2. Meat Yea (មាឌ យ៉ា), male, 13 years old, resident of Phum Kook Trobaek (គោកត្របែក), Khum Kook Doong (គោកដូង).
3. Mit Kanjea Hov Keat ( មិច កញ្ញា ហៅ ក្អាត់), male, 16 years old, resident of Phum Kook Trobaek (គោកត្របែក), Khum Kook Doong (គោកដូង), Angkor Chum District, Siem Reap Province.
The suspect was identified as:
Choan Chen (ឈន់ ឆេន), male, 17 years old, resident in Phum Kook Doong (គោកដូង), Khum Kook Doong (គោកដូង), Angkor Chum District, Siem Reap Province.
The police added that before the incident the 3 victims were driving a black motorbike brand C125 2011, license plate Pailin 1A-6878, with the intention to harvest potatoes from a field in the forest. The suspect intercepted the victims and stabbed them with a knife. 2 victims died immediately on the spot. The 8 years old victim died on the way to the hospital. After the incident the suspect took the motorbike of the victims and hid it in the forest, 100 meter from the place of the incident to cover up the evidence.
The police added that after the incident they worked together to find the suspect and arrested him at 7PM on the same day.
The police added that the suspect confessed that he killed the 3 victims although he had only grudge against one of them (the 16 years old victim). The victim loved the same girl as he loved.
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