Security guards arrested for murder of sleeping woman; Siem Reap.

CEOCambodiaNews · Post by **CEOCambodiaNews** » Mon Oct 02, 2017 5:33 pm

2 October 2017
SIEM REAP - Six security guards have been detained after suspicion of the murder of a woman on October 1, 2017 at her home, # 31, Group 12, Street 6 Beet Village, Kork Phkang Commune, Kok Phsar Commune, Sen Sok District, Siem Reap.

The police said that the victim, Kim Sopunvuthana, 36, was sleeping in her bed when the intruders entered the house while her husband was at work.
The security guards were found with various blood-stained elements so they were arrested and taken for questioning by police. It is suspected that some of the suspects may be drug addicts.

Cambodia Police

hanno · Post by **hanno** » Mon Oct 02, 2017 5:53 pm

That is why I fired my security guard, I figured he posed more danger than any robbers.

CEOCambodiaNews · Post by **CEOCambodiaNews** » Mon Oct 09, 2017 9:18 pm

Update : The woman was left for dead in a heap of blood by the security guards who robbed her, but she was found still alive by her 8yo daughter. The suspects will be charged with robbery and attempted murder.

9 October 2017
- Mr Sopheak said at about 4.30am on Sunday, Kim Sophonwathana, 38, was found seriously injured, unconscious in a pool of blood on her apartment bed by her eight-year-old daughter.
The daughter then called her father, who had been at work since 3am, Mr Sopheak said.

“According to our investigation, the suspects have beaten and nearly killed the victim in order to steal her property,” said Mr Sopheak.
“After the victim lost consciousness, they probably thought that she was already died, so they collected her money and jewellery and fled.”

Mr Sopheak said that the six were arrested by police, who had found their bloodied security guard uniforms and boots inside the victim’s house...
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5084219/six ... ed-murder/

John Bingham · Post by **John Bingham** » Mon Oct 09, 2017 9:34 pm

Security guards are some of the worst paid people around. They are generally poor guys from remote provinces with aspirations of joining the real security forces, or penniless retired soldiers. They are stuck out in remote locations with little to amuse them, and the $100 or so they get paid a month barely keeps them afloat. It's regrettable but not really surprising that they think up schemes like this.

Anchor Moy · Post by **Anchor Moy** » Tue Oct 10, 2017 8:43 pm

John Bingham wrote: Security guards are some of the worst paid people around. They are generally poor guys from remote provinces with aspirations of joining the real security forces, or penniless retired soldiers. They are stuck out in remote locations with little to amuse them, and the $100 or so they get paid a month barely keeps them afloat. It's regrettable but not really surprising that they think up schemes like this.

Indeed, with a plan like this, what could go wrong ?

Mr Sopheak said that the six were arrested by police, who had found their bloodied security guard uniforms and boots inside the victim’s house...

Poor and uneducated, sometimes desperate, often drunkards or on drugs, most ordinary security guards couldn't plan their way out of a paper bag. A lot have security jobs as a sort of disability pension for retired army and police, and their disability is not always physical.