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What really happens in Cambodia ?

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What really happened to my Dad?. My father, Sonny Suberu, 60 who is a British citizen, resided in London. He often loved to travel, he had been to almost every country around the world & back twice. My dad was so full of life, he had ambitious goals , he was charming, upbeat, and constantly made people smile. He was a talented Author, who had just published his second book “Da pimp”, he was very charismatic, optimistic and always put a smile on everyone’s faces, he was so loved and cared for by many. He was constantly exploring and doing what he was best at. He loved to make new friends, create new experiences, and go on new adventures. He was a very healthy man who had no signs of any stress, mental health issues, no financial burdens or any physical burdens, he was a free wheeling man. Him travelling was not something out of the ordinary or unexpected. After spending 4 months in the uk with family and friends in November my dad set off on his travels again he was beginning to tour South East Asia starting with Thailand, he then went off to the Philippines, and from the Philippines to Cambodia. Whilst he was in Cambodia most of the time he would often video and voice call me many times, he would even send me pictures of day to day activities of what he was getting up to. Leading up to his unexpected sudden death, he had been celebrating his friends wedding and from what we knew he was writing drafts for his third book inspired by my daughter (his grandchild) he would often go out to cafes during the day and later in the evening explore the city and night life. He was staying in PHNOM PENH M residence located on street 282. We had last spoken on the 16/03/2024 he was in high spirits telling me how he had a fun time at his friends wedding and how he had been busy working on publishing his book and how he was excited to come back to the uk to visit me and family in April. On 26/03/2024 in the early hours of the morning I had received a devastating phone call from my grandma saying that she had received a visit from the uk police stating that my dad had unfortunately died, there has been a report stating that he had apparently fell/jumped
from the 22nd floor of PHNOM PENH-residence located on street 282. In the report it has been said that it happened at 23:30 on 25/03/2024 (Cambodian timing) it states that he fell through the roof of a Neighbouring home (street 288) at the back of the building. It states he was taken to Khmer Soviet friendship hospital and pronounced dead at 02:40 on 26/03/2024. The additional information that has been provided it states Mr SUBERU rented room #2219 since the 22/03/2024, his finger prints were apparently found on the balcony railing, urine test shows no presence of (drug) substance and apparently 0 suspects involved in the incident. The presumed cause of death ; Severe head and body injuries (Death by suicide from jumping from 22nd floor of a building) being told this as his daughter I strongly, strongly disagree with what has been written on the report, as my dad is not one to do that. My dad had an irrational fear of heights so much so he was afraid of carnival rides he would not do such a thing. It is not in his nature to do anything to harm himself knowing that he is so far away from home and not leaving any note also not suffering with any mental health issues prior to this incident. There has been no formal communication in regards to what actually happened and we are waiting for a translation of the report as it is in Cambodian, we have not received any photographs of his body or his supposed injuries. In a rough translation of the report it is not clear as to if he jumped / fell. Due to the suspicious nature of this whole story I took it upon myself to do some research I have found many articles in relation to PHNOM PENH M residence located on street 282 and surrounding areas where uk citizens have visited and some how committed suicide supposedly. There is clearly something that is going on with the M RESIDENCE and the surrounding accommodations, there is no care for the welfare of their clients. A similar incident took place on the 28/02/2024 in the exact same hotel. https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501447683/ ... all-death/ since this I have also been in contact with some of the people he had met whilst on his travels who could not believe that he would do such a thing, some of these people had only met a day or so prior to this alleged incident. I would like to appeal for further investigation into this matter as I strongly believe that there is more to this than just an apparent suicide, i do not believe he would have committed suicide and not have left a written note or not have given an indication to anyone as to what he has allegedly done. As I have stated above he did not suffer from mental health. If anyone with any information in regards to M RESIDENCE or was witness this incident and can provide me with further information so I can get justice for my fathers death. If anyone does know how I can take this matter further please don’t hesitate to contact me.
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Sorry for your loss.

Is there any thread about this, any news link ?
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not that i can be of any help in any way...sorry
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sorry for ur loss<
did he piss off the wrong people in his research?

seems even khmers admit how corrupt their country is:


i like this on his site:
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of course, today is april 1st
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Ghostwriter wrote: Mon Apr 01, 2024 3:07 am Sorry for your loss.

Is there any thread about this, any news link ?
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not that i can be of any help in any way...sorry


This is the only article on this matter
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phuketrichard wrote: Mon Apr 01, 2024 7:17 am sorry for ur loss<
did he piss off the wrong people in his research?

seems even khmers admit how corrupt their country is:


i like this on his site:
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of course, today is april 1st

I don’t think he would have no, I honestly believe there is foul play involved
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Well, better come there and start gathering clues, if this survives April's 2.
You probably won't get much reliable info to make this case and get someone convicted through anonymous forums via biased questions about a larger plot ^^
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What can one do if the police investigate an report it a suicide?
A police report concluded that Mr Suberu, an IT consultant, had taken his own life by jumping from the 22nd floor of the complex he was staying in just before midnight on 26 March. He was confirmed dead in hospital a couple of hours later.

No drugs were found in his system, the Cambodian police have said.

Less than a month before, a similar incident happened at the same hotel.

Local newspaper, The Khmer Times, reported an arrest following the death of another man at the building after a fall from the upper stories in the middle of the night.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c72000g5kppo
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