British Man JOHN LIP Arrested in Siem Reap for Burning Down His Own Apartment

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British Man JOHN LIP Arrested in Siem Reap for Burning Down His Own Apartment

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Siem Reap: A British national, John Leon Lip, 52 years old, was accused of excessive drug use when he was arrested by police, after trying to burn down his rented room at 04:20 pm on February 28, at Sangkat Sala Kamreuk, Siem Reap.
According to the room owner, Aum Tha,the British suspect was using excessive drugs and had set fire to his rented room. This resulted in serious material damage for the landlord. The police had to contact the fire brigade to put out the fire in the British man's room.
As a result, the accused was taken to the police station for questioning.
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Maybe he was influenced by this song during his meth binge.


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There seem to be an awful lot of lunatic tourists around recently.
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Brings back memories of Jamie (aka Wild Turkey Man).
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That's gonna take a bit more than a quick wipe down to put right. Hope the one-man methathon was worth it!
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John Bingham wrote:There seem to be an awful lot of lunatic tourists around recently.
Month-long full moon?
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"excessive drug use" - "at 04:20 pm"
Sounds like he is right on time
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Maybe next time they'll restock the minibar
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meth from china & youre a one liner crazy
thru shit to more shit
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nothing a little paint could not fix
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