Man killed by mob after murdering wife and relative

Kampong Thom provincial authorities are investigating the lynching of a man who had been arrested for murdering his wife and her uncle in Baray district.

Provincial court deputy prosecutor and spokesman Say Veasna told Khmer Times yesterday they are searching for a group of villagers who took the law into their own hands because they were angry over the brutal deaths of the two and the serious injuries of three others who tried to intervene.

Veasna said that around 7.30 pm on Saturday, the suspect identified as Pol La, 33, a farmer, became drunk and argued with his wife before beheading her with an axe. He said that while La was attacking his wife Yon Toeu, 34, her uncle Pich Hun, 56, who is a neighbour, tried to rescue his niece. La killed him and also attacked other three people causing serious injuries, Veasna said.

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