Recent murder victims were discovered in a pit in Phnom Penh.

[ASEAN NOW]

 

According to preliminary forensic findings, two remains discovered in a hole in Phnom Penh appear to be victims of a vicious attack.

Local locals reported to police at 7:30 p.m. on August 27, 2021, that they had discovered two sets of skeletal remains buried in different pits on a hill in the capital's south, in Kamrieng hamlet, Sangkat Kantouk, Khan Kampol, Phnom Penh.

 

Both people appear to have died roughly 6 months ago, according to a source.

 

The male victim looks like he was shot in the head, while the female victim looks like she was strangled.

 

According to the same account, the killer brought the bodies to the hill after the killing and buried them in two small trenches about 8 meters apart.

 

The two bodies are currently being identified, as well as the motivation and perpetrator of the crimes, by police.