Manhunt After Nagaworld Casino Pawnbroker Murdered and Robbed

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Definitely a odd.

Part of my heart must still be gold, because I know I would definitely be feeling down if the mother of my children was murdered. Still is extremely odd with the circumstances, I wouldn't exactly hire a Lemonhead to be my hitman.
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While the children have lost their mother they still have their father.
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The brother of the victim shared a picture from the horrific crime scene, which we have put in the Darknet News section.
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UPDATE: The husband of the murdered woman has offered a reward, while also reporting an unconfirmed sighting of a (possible) suspect, who was allegedly seen leaving Cambodia from Phnom Penh International Airport last week.

Victim’s Husband Offers $1,000 Reward Over NagaWorld Murder
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Keat Soriththeavy
| Wed Feb 1, 2023 6:38 pm
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A husband is offering $1,000 for the whereabouts of an unofficial suspect he believes murdered his wife inside Phnom Penh’s NagaWorld casino.

Oeng Chongech, 37, was found dead inside a bathroom on NagaWorld 1’s first floor on January 16, according to one of her employees. Chongech was the owner of a pawnshop inside the casino.

Her husband, Cham Sour, was seen distraught at her funeral two days after the death. “Why did you leave me,” he said at the time, breaking down in tears as he was hugged by family members.

Sour said on Wednesday that Facebook users had been sending him photos from inside the casino of a man who could be a suspect in the case.
Sour added that someone had also posted online about seeing the suspect departing from the Phnom Penh airport, but he wouldn’t believe it until he saw a photo.

“This is the first broken heart in my life,” he wrote online. “Please help me. If you see the suspect in the photo, please report it to the authorities or to me.”

Tonle Bassac commune police chief Sal Sondos said he had seen the social media photo of the purported suspect, but he could not confirm whether the man was indeed a suspect. The social media users seemed to be “more certain than the police,” Sondos said.

Officers were “burning their arms and legs” in the investigation, he said, but could not provide details.

Phnom Penh Municipal Police spokesperson San Sokseyha said posting photos of people online claiming they were murder suspects could impact police investigations, but people were free to do so. “This is their right,” he said.

However, “posting or showing can make the suspect easily escape,” Sokseyha said, adding that he could not comment on the purported sighting at the airport.
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CEOCambodiaNews wrote: Tue Feb 07, 2023 11:45 am
Phnom Penh Municipal Police spokesperson San Sokseyha said posting photos of people online claiming they were murder suspects could impact police investigations, but people were free to do so. “This is their right,” he said.
If my image was posted falsely as a murder suspect I'd probably be feeling rather litigious
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In the West the cops always go after the husband or partner. The chances of being murdered by a random stranger are very low.
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willyhilly wrote: Tue Jul 18, 2023 5:46 pm In the West the cops always go after the husband or partner. The chances of being murdered by a random stranger are very low.
Yes in most situations murders originate from within a relationship. Here it is a robbery and there is a pic of the killer - who is not the partner or husband.

Unless it was an ordered hit made to look like a robbery, but my bet would be another (past) customer of the pawnbroker who had seen this business doing well and expected a large loot around. Or someone who pawned his house for a loan to 'win back losses' unsuccesfully and decided that stealing the documents used to borrow against would not only wipe out the debt but also the paper-trail, all the rest an extra bonus.

Again, was hoping to read an update to the story and was disappointed reading some superficial remark instead.
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