Cambodia News, Takeo Province: Due to a perceived betrayal in the business of finding artifacts, one person died from an attack by his partner. Subsequently, Daun Keo police have arrested a man in Takeo, who allegedly attacked the victim with an ax, and then dragged the body to a pond 300 meters away from the house.

Brigadier General San Sophal said that the murder took place at 10:30 pm on July 15 in So Chan village, Roka commune, outside Daun Keo City, and that the assailant was identified as Tim Vibol, a 53-year-old man living in the above-mentioned village, while the victim who died of his wounds this afternoon, July 16, is still unknown.


It appears that the two men were in business together, digging up and selling artifacts, but they had a serious falling out; the deceased man had come to Takeo from Ratanakkiri province with his gun to shoot the other man, but was killed with an ax.

Police have taken the murderer into custody for further questioning.