Lovers arrested over killing of -11 year old- girl’s brother

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Police in Siem Reap province’s Soutr Nikum district yesterday sent a pair of lovers to the provincial court for questioning over the alleged murder of the girl’s 11-year-old brother because he caught them having sex. The murder took place about 9.30 pm on January 8 at the backyard of the two siblings’ house located in the district’s Ta Ye commune.

 

District deputy police chief Major Chan Saroeun yesterday identified the suspects as Chith Phan, 21, a construction worker, and his girlfriend Lay Sali, 17, a farmer. He identified the victim as Lay Bunleng, a primary school student. Maj Sareoun said that  the two suspects’ confessed during the police interrogation. He said that on the day of the murder, the sibling’s parents had left the house to stay overnight at their farm in another district.

 

 

Maj Saroeun said Phan came to visit Sali at 7pm and about 9.30pm, they both went to have sex in a bed behind the house while Bunleng pretended to be sleeping. “When they were having sex the victim arrived and saw them. The victim became angry with his elder sister and said he would inform their parents what she did when they came home,” Maj Sareoun said.

 

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