Recently, 2 members of the ‘Expats&Locals living in Siem Reap’ Facebook-group separately mentioned a possible new kind of scam targeting drivers of vehicles in Temple Town.
Be aware!
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A new low for Temple Town.
A man convicted in Belgium of making child pornography, including some with his adopted Cambodian children, is missing after being sentenced to 19 years in prison this week, according to anti-pedophile NGO Action Pour Les Enfants (APLE) and a Belgian news outlet.
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The owner of Boutique (Hotel) Billina dies from fainting/exhaustion along the street while doing a motorbike-trekking with his customers.
The incident happened when the group was visiting Beng Meleas Temple.
The incident/accident happened along National Road 6.
According to the Provincial Immigration Police:
The victim is Murry Andrew David, 51 years old, owner of Boutique Billina, located in Phum Slok Raam, Sangkat Slok Raam, Siem Reap City. Entered Cambodia on 02/12/2015 till 01/01/2017.
At the day of the accident, according to witnesses, the victim was driving a dirt bike with no license plates and guiding a group of customers to Beng Meleas Temple in Svay Leu district. On their way back suddenly the victim fell from his bike without anyone else touching him.
A medical examination showed that the victim really fell from his motorbike by himself. The body doesn’t show any injuries. The victim died from exhaustion.
Currently the corpse is kept at the Royal Angkor International Hospital awaiting the embassy to overhand it to the family.
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According to Kampuchea Thmey (Graphic Warning!)
British national found dead in a rental room; exhaustion/fainting suspected as death cause.
Siem Reap
A British national was found dead in a rental room in Phum Banteay Chas (បន្ទាយចាស់), Sangkat Slok Raam (ស្លក្រាម), Krong Siem Reap.
According to the authorities the victim was a tourist, who hired the room temporary, was found dead in the room located in the above mentioned location.
The incident, which shocked neighbors and the owner of the room, happened at 7PM on January 13 2016. According to the conclusions of the authorities it could be that the victim already died 2 days before his body was found.
Please note that a team of doctors and the authorities who did an authopsy/examination informed that the victim died because of exhaustion/fainting and that drugs were found in the room.
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According to Koh Santepheap
A foreigner accused of fraud and arrested by the Provincial Immigration Police.
Siem Reap
Immigration police belonging to the Provincial Police Commissioner in collaboration with the Bureau of Internal Security executed an investigation and arrested a Philippine suspect for stealing/scamming 1.200USD according to the complaint from the victim, Isogi Mari (អ៊ី សូហ្គិម៉ារី), female, 27 years old, tourist (Japanese national) on December 26 2015 in a rental house located in Phum Svay Dangkum, Sangkat Svay Dangkum, Krong Siem Reap.
The suspect went to talk (that day with the victim) using some sweet words to borrow money for doing business together but afterwards he didn’t pay the money back.
The arrest of the Philippine suspect was made on January 4 2016 in a rental house in Siem Reap city.
Colonel Chao Mao Vireak, deputy commissioner of the Immigration Police told the newspaper in the morning of January 5 2015 that after a complaint of the victim his people together with the Bureau of Internal Security investigated the fraud until an arrest was made and transferred to the Bureau of Immigration for questioning. In front of the officers the suspect confessed that he took the money from the victim.
The suspect was identified as Bernabe Bryan, male, 39 years old, Philippine national, clothes vendor and living in Phum Svay Dangkum, Sangkat Svay Dangkum, Krong Siem Reap.
The immigration Police prepared a case to make over to the Provincial Court on January 5 2016 to punish the suspect acording to the law.
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According to Arey-News
Traffic accident between a bus and a small tractor who were traveling in the opposite direction.
Siem Reap
On January 4 2016 at 3.30AM on Street 71 located in Phum 22, Khum Chomkaar Ondoong (ចំការអណ្តូង), Chomkaar Leu (ចំការលើ) District, Kampong Cham Province, a yellow bus belonging to the company Angkor Express (អង្គរអ៊ិចស្ព្រេស), license plate Phnom Penh 3A 8915, driver unidentified, on its way from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh, did a dangerous overtaking resulting in an accident with a red small tractor driven by Lon (លន់), male, 21 years old, living in Phum Chouk (ឈូក), Khum Taa Prouk (តាប្រុក), Chomkaar Leu (ចំការលើ) District, and accompanied by 2 other persons.
1. Cheaw Thaat (ឈាវ ថាត), male, 18 years old
2. Cheaw Tua (ឈាវ តឿ), 21 years old
Both are living in Phum Romcheek (រំចេក), Khum Taa Prouk (តាប្រុក), Chomkaar Leu (ចំការលើ) District.
4 people were injured, Nol was seriously injured.
The bus was transporting 39 passengers, including 18 foreigners and 21 Khmers.
The bus and the small tractor were transferred to the Inspectorate of Chomkaar Leu District. The driver of the bus fled the scene. The police is searching the suspect to punish him according to the law.
Read more here.
According to Koh Santepheap
Female employee of the company Sky Korea arrested for stealing 12.625USD.
Siem Reap
According to the complaint of the victim in this case of breach of trust, in May 2015 she took the money from the company Sky Korea, in total 12.625USD and didn’t pay it back. The Provincial Police arrested her.
The arrest happened on January 1 2016 in a house located in Phum Vial (វាល), Sangkat Sombuor (សំបួរ), Krong Siem Reap.
The police identified the female suspect as Lum Li Sothari (លឹម លីសុថារី), 25 years old, employee at Sky Korea, currently living in Phum Vial (វាល), Sangkat Sombuor (សំបួរ), Krong Siem Reap. The victim is Kim Haksoo (គឹម ហាក់ស៊ូ ), president of the company Sky Korea.
The breach of trust took place in May 2015; she took in total 12.625USD from to company that the company had to pay to a hotel (a business partner) in Siem Reap but after she took the money she used it to settle some personal debts.
She will be sent to the court.
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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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According to DAP News (Graphic Warning)
One woman dies in a fire in Siem Reap.
According to the police in the morning of Saturday January 2 2016 there was a fire which led to the death of one woman and destroyed some houses.
The incident happened in Sangkat Slok Raam, Krong Siem Reap, Siem Reap Province in the night in the morning of Saturday January 2 2016.
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