geovalin Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 A farmer was yesterday charged and jailed by the Prey Veng Provincial Court with murdering an old priest by hacking him with an axe for allegedly practicing black magic on his 69-year-old-father to die by disease last year. The murder took place at about 11pm on Tuesday at the Sralong pagoda in Prey Veng province’s Svay Antor district. Svay Antor district police deputy chief Major Tun Sareth identified the accused as Kong Thuon, 50, living in Angkor Tret commune’s Sralong III village. Maj Sareth identified the victim as Oum In, 85, who was the chief priest and is also the undertaker at the pagoda located in Angkor Tret commune. He said that the accused was charged with “murder” under Article 199 of the Criminal Code. If convicted, he faces a jail term of between 10 and 15 years. Major Sareth said that on Tuesday night, the accused, carried a big axe and entered the where the victim was sleeping. “After entering, the accused chopped the victim’s head at least three times and killed him,” he said. “The accused then fled but priests and nuns has seen what he has done and raised the alarm.” read more https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501182265/farmer-charged-with-killing-priest/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roo860 Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 That'll teach the priest, should have kept quiet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 4 hours ago, geovalin said: Major Sareth said that on Tuesday night, the accused, carried a big axe and entered the where the victim was sleeping. “After entering, the accused chopped the victim’s head at least three times and killed him,” he said. So using black magic means swinging an axe...got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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