Sihanoukville: Five men arrested for fire death.

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Sihanoukville: Five men arrested for fire death.

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Five held over fire death
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea 24 February 2017

Five men were arrested yesterday after the charred body of a 15-year-old-boy was found tied up in the embers of a wooden house destroyed by fire. The fire broke out at the house in Preah Sihanouk province’s Prey Nop district on Tuesday night.

A district police officer who asked not to be named said: “According to the examination of the victim’s body, the victim was probably caught and tied by a group of suspects while he was alone in the house.”

He said that when police arrived the house had been completely destroyed. Only some bones and flesh remained of the victim, Meng Tong.
“The suspects burned the house, killing him,” he said. “After burning the victim’s house, the suspects fled.”

Another district police officer, Sok Sophal, said that before the fire, the five suspects drank beer with the father of the victim at the house.
When the victim’s parents went to their farm, the five suspects also left the house for their homes in the village.
“They were arrested because they drank beer at the victim’s house before the house was burned,” Mr. Sophal said...

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