Man refuses divorce, stabs wife 14 times
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Man refuses divorce, stabs wife 14 times
Man sought in stabbing of wife after divorce request
8 January 2018
Police are on the hunt for a man suspected of murdering his wife on Sunday in a premeditated attack after she sought a divorce in Takeo province.
Koh Prech Commune Police Chief Uk Sam Ouen said the suspect, Hang Chanthou, 26, allegedly stabbed his wife, Pen Chan Sreykuoch, 23, in a restroom in Prey Bam village, Kiri Vong district.
Sam Ouen said the victim was found with 14 stab wounds to her hands and body. The pair was married in 2013, and have a 3-year-old son together.
“On January 6, they both went with their parents to the commune hall to get a divorce, but the commune chief educated them not to divorce because the husband did not agree,” Sam Ouen said. “And the next morning at 7am I got the information about the killing. So, it happened before that, and the husband already fled. Maybe he had a plan.”
Koh Prech Commune Chief Chhit Pan defended his approach, and said it wasn’t the first time the couple had asked for a divorce.
“I told them that I could not let them divorce – only the court can decide,” he said...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/m ... ce-request
8 January 2018
Police are on the hunt for a man suspected of murdering his wife on Sunday in a premeditated attack after she sought a divorce in Takeo province.
Koh Prech Commune Police Chief Uk Sam Ouen said the suspect, Hang Chanthou, 26, allegedly stabbed his wife, Pen Chan Sreykuoch, 23, in a restroom in Prey Bam village, Kiri Vong district.
Sam Ouen said the victim was found with 14 stab wounds to her hands and body. The pair was married in 2013, and have a 3-year-old son together.
“On January 6, they both went with their parents to the commune hall to get a divorce, but the commune chief educated them not to divorce because the husband did not agree,” Sam Ouen said. “And the next morning at 7am I got the information about the killing. So, it happened before that, and the husband already fled. Maybe he had a plan.”
Koh Prech Commune Chief Chhit Pan defended his approach, and said it wasn’t the first time the couple had asked for a divorce.
“I told them that I could not let them divorce – only the court can decide,” he said...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/m ... ce-request
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