by Bong Burgundy » Sun May 07, 2023 12:15 pm
The rumor mill was going overtime last week, but now it has been confirmed.
Geoff from Arcadia was shot in some sort of attempted hit/robbery.
2 men, who shot a New Zealand national in Kampot, have been arrested
The Criminal Police Department of the Ministry of Interior on Saturday afternoon, May 6, 2023, presented two suspects in public
They were wanted in connection with a brutal attack with a handgun and a sharp knife on New Zealander Geoffrey Brent McComb on April 29, 2023 at the village of Kbal Damrey, Mak Prang commune Teuk Chhouk district, Kampot province.
The attack took place on April 29, 2023, at 22:20
The victim had visited Kampot City with his girlfriend and then went home
A group of suspects locked the victim’s house and entered the house to demand money, but the victim refused to pay and argued.
At that time, the suspects pulled out a pistol and shot the victim in the thigh, and then fled
On May 4, 2023, at 14:12, the Criminal Police Department, in cooperation with the Battambang Provincial Police, Pursat Provincial Police and Kampot Provincial Police, arrested two suspects:
1. Name: Heng Sambath, Male, living in a rented house in Dei Edth Village, Sangkat Prek Preah Sdach, Battambang City (the perpetrator)
2. Name: Tiv Hok Lay, Male, 22 years old, Occupation: Car mechanic, Residence: Sophy 1 Village, Sangkat Rattanak, Battambang City, Detained at Wat Boeung Khnar, Boeung Khnar Commune, Bakan District, Pursat Province
Currently, the force of the Criminal Police Department on Saturday, May 6, handed the men over to the Kampot Provincial Commissioner for further questioning
http://nokorwatnews.com/archives/998005
The rumor mill was going overtime last week, but now it has been confirmed.
Geoff from Arcadia was shot in some sort of attempted hit/robbery.
[i]2 men, who shot a New Zealand national in Kampot, have been arrested
The Criminal Police Department of the Ministry of Interior on Saturday afternoon, May 6, 2023, presented two suspects in public
They were wanted in connection with a brutal attack with a handgun and a sharp knife on New Zealander Geoffrey Brent McComb on April 29, 2023 at the village of Kbal Damrey, Mak Prang commune Teuk Chhouk district, Kampot province.
The attack took place on April 29, 2023, at 22:20
The victim had visited Kampot City with his girlfriend and then went home
A group of suspects locked the victim’s house and entered the house to demand money, but the victim refused to pay and argued.
At that time, the suspects pulled out a pistol and shot the victim in the thigh, and then fled
On May 4, 2023, at 14:12, the Criminal Police Department, in cooperation with the Battambang Provincial Police, Pursat Provincial Police and Kampot Provincial Police, arrested two suspects:
1. Name: Heng Sambath, Male, living in a rented house in Dei Edth Village, Sangkat Prek Preah Sdach, Battambang City (the perpetrator)
2. Name: Tiv Hok Lay, Male, 22 years old, Occupation: Car mechanic, Residence: Sophy 1 Village, Sangkat Rattanak, Battambang City, Detained at Wat Boeung Khnar, Boeung Khnar Commune, Bakan District, Pursat Province
Currently, the force of the Criminal Police Department on Saturday, May 6, handed the men over to the Kampot Provincial Commissioner for further questioning[/i]
http://nokorwatnews.com/archives/998005