Jealous Gendarme Commits Murder-Suicide

CEOCambodiaNews · Post by **CEOCambodiaNews** » Sun Jan 10, 2021 3:54 pm

Cambodia News (Phnom Penh): On January 10, 2021, because of jealousy, a man shot his wife to death and then killed himself in a rented house, Sangkat Kok Thlok, Khan Sen Sok, Phnom Penh.

The victim was identified as Choub Saroeun, a 36-year-old woman, an online seller, and her husband was Seng Kimsan called Soth, 53 years old, a royal gendarmerie, a four and a half star rank. The couple had a 15-year-old daughter, who is a student.

According to the sister-in-law, she heard the noise of an argument, and then the sound of four gunshots. She went to check, and saw the man and his wife were dead in a pool of blood.

After the incident, the local people and the Royal Gendarmerie went to the scene to examine the bodies. After the examination, the bodies were returned to the family for funeral preparation.

Post by **Clutch Cargo** » Sun Jan 10, 2021 6:41 pm

So tragic and that poor 15 yr old girl..devastating.

CEOCambodiaNews · Post by **CEOCambodiaNews** » Mon Jan 11, 2021 5:48 pm

Further details here:

Commune police chief Duong Vannak said on January 10 that Kimsan shot his wife three times in the back. She was killed in the kitchen before the husband shot himself in the head in the bedroom.

A Sen Sok district policeman who asked not to be named said Kimsan had an ex-wife with whom he had five children. He later married Saren who was an online merchant. She communicated with her customers every day, leading to her husband’s jealousy, the officer speculated.

He added that following an argument and the shootings, their daughter had rushed out of the room, shouting for help from neighbours. She asked for her parents to be taken to a hospital, but they were pronounced dead at the scene.

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