Phnom Penh: 55YO Swiss Balz Urs Hammer found dead at riverside Suites.

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Koon Khmer

On September 19 2016 at 1.45PM at Riverside Suites Hotel, No1Eo, Street 144, Village 4, sangkat Phsar Kandal 1, khan Daun Penh a 55YO Swiss tourist identified as BALZ URS HAMMER, DOB 09/02/1961, died.
No noticeable scars were found on the victim’s body.
The victim checked in in room No.202 on September 12 2016.
The hotel staff didn’t notice the victim come downstairs so they went upstairs to knock on the door of his room but there was no response and they went downstairs again
After a while they went upstairs to call him again but there was still no response.
They took a card to open the door and found him the victim dead. The incident was reported to the authorities.
An examination revealed that the victim died of a heart attack. (possibly caused by a heart disease)

Phnom Penh: 36YO French Nicolas Plessis dies of a drug-induced heart failure.

Posted on August 18, 2016August 18, 2016 by Koon Khmer

http://kampucheathmey.com/2016/archives/353752 (Graphic Warning!)

Phnom Penh:
On August 15 2016 at noon time a French man died of a heart attack because of the excessive (overdose) use of morphines and methamphetamines.
The incident happend at rental house No.XXX, 3rd floor, corner of Street 144 and Sisowath Quay, Group 51, Village 5, sangkat Phsar Kandal 1, khan Daun Penh.

Authorities said that the victim was identified as PLESSIS NICOLAS LOUIS ALEXIS, male, DOB 14/02/1980, French national, tourist, staying at the rental house where the incident happend.

I didn’t translate the paragraph in which the reporter describes the physical state of the corpse but there were morphines and methamphetamines found in the victim’s urine.

News sources present at the place of the incident said that on August 12 2016 at 2.30PM the victim and 2 more friends, identified as Saillard Phillipaul (probably Saillard Philippe Paul) and Nguyen Fabien Khoaviel Daniel, rented to house of the incident to stay, each sleeping in his own room. The victim slept on the 3rd floor; his 2 friends on the 4th floor.
On August 14 2016 they went out together to eat something. At 9PM they returned home. Saillard Phillipaul and the victim had a drink together and afterwards went to their rooms to sleep.
After that the victim went outside again making use of a tuk-tuk. It’s not clear at what time he arrived back home.
On August 15 2016 at 8AM Nguyen Fabien Khoaviel Daniel went to the room of the victim and suddenly noticed that he was lying dead on his bed.
He informed the local authorities.
A team of doctors and expert authorities concluded that the victim really died of an overdose (opiates and methamphetamines) causing a heart failure.
The corpse has been deposited at Wat Meanchey pagoda.

Phnom Penh: 52YO New-Zealander Andrea Mary Main found dead in Harmony Hotel.

Posted on August 14, 2016 by Koon Khmer

In the morning of August 5 2016 at 8AM the police examined the corps of a 53YO female New-Zealander who died in room number 603 on the 6th floor of Harmony Hotel which is located number 25, Street 148, sangkat Phsar Kandal 1, khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh.

The cause of death is not known yet; the police is currently waiting for the results of the Technical Department.
The outcome of the investigation showed that the victim died of a heart attack (caused by the use of morphine).
The corps has been sent to the morgue of Russian Hospital.

DOB: 3/10/1963, Epsom, NZ.
The Khmer article came with a picture of a positive OPI-test (Morphine).

Phnom Penh: 70YO US national George Unwin found dead in his rental room.

Posted on August 14, 2016 by Koon Khmer

An American national died in a rental room.

Phnom Penh

An elderly American man was found dead by a friend in his room in Li Li condominium (លីលី). The victim was renting the room since 4 months ago.
The incident happend on July 31 2016 at 8.15AM in room No. 603 on the 6th floor of Li Li condominium which is located No.22, Street 197, sangkat Toumnob Tuk, khan Chamkar Mon.

The local police said that the elderly victim was identified as 70YO American tourist UNWIN GEORGE and living at the place of the incident.
Before the incident they didn’t see the victim leave his room. A foreign friend went to open the door, have a look and wake up the victim but he didn’t wake up. Then he realized that the victim already died.
The local police added that after it was discovered that the victim died alone on his bed the friend, who discovered the body, asked the responsible of the condominium to take a look (and) help and informed the police.

The victim had a pre-existing medical condition (មានជំងឺប្រចាំកាយស្រាប់) and always received treatment.

After the incident the police experts together with the local police and officials of the embassy performed an inspection and authopsy. The noticed that the victim died of his pre-existing medical condition.
The victim’s body has been deposited at the Russian Hospital awaiting the handing over the victim’s family.

DOB 15/11/1946, California, USA.

Read more here: http://www.koonkhmer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1797

Phnom Penh: 60YO British SYLVESTER JOHN CHARLES found dead in a rental house.

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Koon Khmer

British national dies of an heart attack at Happy House guesthouse.

Phnom Penh

On July 6 2016 at 5PM at room number 49 of Happy House which is located house number 169, Street 154, Group 38, Village 8, sangkat Phsar Kandal 2, khan Daun Penh a British national died of an heart attack.
The victim was identified as SYLVESTER JOHN CHARLES, male, 61YO, tourist.
On July 6 2016 at 3.30PM Phom Seyneath (ផុន សីនាថ) called the victim but he didn’t pick up the phone. He/she went upstairs to the room of the victim, opened the door and found the victim lying face down on the floor. He/she informed the police to conduct an investigation.
Following the examination of the victim’s body and (a) witness(es) at the scene of the incident the victim died of a heart attack caused by a heart disease.

Phnom Penh: 33YO British Martin Stephen Hale found dead at The Happy House.

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Koon Khmer

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

Phnom Penh

On July 01 2016 at 3.30PM 2 victims were lying 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 STEPHEN, British national, male, 34YO, was dead.
A second victim identified as MCWILLIAMS DEAN WILLIAM, male, 20YO and cousin of the deceased (currently) stays at the IC-unit of Calmette hospital (he 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.

Phnom Penh: 42YO Canadian Vinny Bains found dead at Home Town Hotel.

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Koon Khmer

A Canadian national died at Home Town Hotel.

Phnom Penh

On June 26 2016 at 6.20AM at Home Town Suite Hotel located at number 35, Street 172, Group 19, Village 5, sangkat Chey Chomneah, khan Daun Penh, a foreigner died in room number 208 on the 2nd floor.
The victim was identified as BAINS VINNY, male, 43YO, tourist, Canadian national.
He checked-in on June 25 2016. He died of a heart attack.
His body was deposited a the Khmer-Sovjet Hospital.

Phnom Penh: 55YO Taiwanese Chheng Ching Kun dies of hypertension and diabetes.

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Koon Khmer

On June 2 2016 at 1.20PM an elderly man was found lying dead at house number XX, Street 11, Trapeang Thlung village, sangkat Chaom Khov, khan Por Sen Chey. He died of hypertension and diabetes.
The victim was identified as Chheng Ching Koun (ឆឹង ជីងគួន), male, 55YO, Chinese-Taiwanese national, married with a 42YO Khmer woman, trader and living at the place of the incident. He had 3 children. (ក្នុងបន្ទុកគ្រួសារ)
His wife said that she married with the victim more than 20 years ago. It was only since the last months that the victim was seriously suffering from hypertension and diabetes.
Before his death the victim had lunch; afterwards he had respiratory problems leading to his death.
The police was informed to conduct an examination and issue a death certificate.

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.