Angry Man Arrested for Beheading Sacred Statue

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Angry Man Arrested for Beheading Sacred Statue

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Neak Ta "Po Chey" Statue* Destroyed
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Cambodia News, (Tbong Khmum Province): A Cambodian man, Say Sokhay, alias Chrun Sokhay, 39 years old, living in Kandol Cheung Village, Chikor Commune, Tbong Khmum District, Tbong Khmum Province, chopped off the head of a sacred Neak Ta statue in a fit of anger, on 18 January 2022.
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The angry man smashed the head of the statue of Neak Ta "Por Chey" at Suong City Hall, Suong City Tbong Khmum province, and it seems that the God did not take pity on the unscrupulous person, because he was immediately arrested by the authorities after the attack. The man was unable to explain the reason for his act, except that he was feeling angry.
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The competent authorities of the Suong City Police Inspectorate, have taken the suspect to the station to interrogate him and to build a case of intentionally damaging the statue of Neak Ta Po Chey.

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A neak ta (អ្នកតា) is a Cambodian ancestral or tutelary deity, believed locally to watch over people, places, and things, as long as they are paid proper respect.
Neak ta in Khmer translates as the ancestor. A neak ta can be either feminine or masculine, and most often they operate as a couple.
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Mental, drug or alcohol problem ?, the 3 usual explanations

At least he didn't kill anybody or burn anybody's house down this time
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I wonder if there was a meat cleaver involved
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The statue beheader has explained the motive behind his attack :
Tboung Khmum Provincial Court yesterday charged a man with causing intentional damage after he broke a sacred statue when it failed to answer his prayers.

“During the police interrogation, the accused admitted committing the offence, saying that he broke the statue of Grandpa Por Chey because he became drunk and was also angry with the statue for not helping him get rich,” Maj Vanna said.

“He confessed that he has always worshiped the statue of Grandpa Por Chey and also offered sacrifices to him,” he said.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501010788/ ... nken-rage/
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It did look like a sunbathing santa claus in front of a doghouse though, good job according to the talibans line of work.
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