Australian Irish DAMON​ SIMMS​ Arrested for Setting Fire to Pool Table in His Own Hotel in Siem Reap

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Australian Irish DAMON​ SIMMS​ Arrested for Setting Fire to Pool Table in His Own Hotel in Siem Reap

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Siem Reap, Cambodian News: On February 22, 2019, 08:00 pm, a 39-year-old Australian-Irish man, DAMON WALTER NELSON SIMMS, working as a general manager at Gabi's Boutique Guesthouse, was arrested after burning and damaging guest house property in Sangkat Svay Dongkom, Siem Reap. The motive for setting fire to the pool table of his own guesthouse in an apparant attempt to burn the place down is not clear.

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Pool table room at Gabi's - before and after the fire

The police were called, and they managed to put out the fire in time to prevent any serious damage. However, the Siem Reap provincial prosecutor decided to detain the suspect at the police station for questioning.

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Damon Simms is also a writer for Medium, where he's recently talking about losing his father, so it's been a rough year for him:

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Re: Australian Irish DAMON​ WALTER​ NELSON SIMMS​ Arrested for Setting Fire to Guesthouse Billiard Room

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I wonder how much the toasted pool table is going to cost him
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JUDGEDREDD wrote: Sat Feb 23, 2019 5:52 pm I wonder how much the toasted pool table is going to cost him
They tend to be made of concrete here so you should be able to just rebaize it. Most of what burnt appears to be cushions.
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JUDGEDREDD wrote:I wonder how much the toasted pool table is going to cost him
It will be sold in a Facebook group within a week.

"Pool table for sale 99% new."
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Is the pool table ok?
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What on earth is the world coming to if you can't even set fire to your own pool table?
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Joker Poker wrote: Sun Feb 24, 2019 7:08 am What on earth is the world coming to if you can't even set fire to your own pool table?
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Joker Poker wrote: Sun Feb 24, 2019 7:08 am What on earth is the world coming to if you can't even set fire to your own pool table?
Why would you want to set fire to your pool table is perhaps the question people want to know the answer to :)

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Siem Reap, Cambodia News: It is reported that Irish national DAMON SIMMS, male, born September 25, 1980, is suffering from a mental illness, and that the attempted arson attack at Gabi Guest House, where he works as the manager, was the result of a mental health crisis combined with drug use.
He had been using drugs when he began to argue with his wife and his mother, and then he set fire to their possessions.

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Simms is currently being questioned by Oum Chanthol, the investigating judge of the Siem Reap court, and has been ordered to remain in pre-trial detention at the Siem Reap provincial jail. The man is being charged with intentional damage of property and illegal use of narcotics.
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Unfortunately for Damon, he's now made the Australian news.

Australian restaurateur’s drug arrest in Cambodia
by Candace Sutton
25th Feb 2019 8:15 PM
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AUSTRALIAN restaurateur Damon Simms has been arrested and charged with setting fire to his guesthouse eatery and using narcotics in the Cambodian resort town of Siem Reap.

Simms, 39, had operated Gabi's Guesthouse & Bistro in Siem Reap for several years.

But after allegedly using drugs and arguing with his mother and partner, police say he began to set fire to their belongings at the property.

The fire was extinguished, but caused substantial damage.

When police arrested Mr Simms, who is described as having dual Australian and Irish citizenship, they charged him with deliberate damage and illegal use of narcotics.

Siem Reap Provincial Court Investigating Judge Oum Chanthol sent Mr Simms to pre-trial detention in Siem Reap Prison, after rejecting his appeal for bail.

His case is set down to be heard in the Siem Reap Provincial Court.
https://www.dailyexaminer.com.au/news/a ... a/3657071/
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