Man Killed in Weightlift Workout Accident

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Cambodia News (Phnom Penh): At 9:40 am on April 4, 2022, in Borey New World, house #5, Street 04, village 5, Sangkat Teuk Thla, Khan Sen Sok, a 25-year-old man, named Phen Channy called Pov from Kompong Cham province, was killed by a weightlift bar while he was working out in a private house.
The house belongs to a family who moved to live in the US and left the house to the victim and the godbrother to look after. According to the family, they checked their CCTV from the US and they saw the victim lying on the workout bench motionless. The neighbors in Phnom Penh were then alerted to check on the victim.
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Unfortunately, the victim was found dead. The police were called and the autopsy confirmed that the man had died crushed by the weightlift.
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Checking the CCTV from the US interesting wonder if they new they were being watched?
I'm standing up, so I must be straight.
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Maybe going for a new personal best with the barbell.
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Saw the full pics online yesterday. Really light weights too, poor fucker

Made me wonder if he wasn't placed in that position post mortem
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Jerry Atrick wrote: Tue Apr 05, 2022 10:38 am Saw the full pics online yesterday. Really light weights too, poor fucker

Made me wonder if he wasn't placed in that position post mortem
Gotta be at least 35kg - 15kg on each side plus 5kg bar. Easy enough to crush his throat.
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Jerry Atrick wrote: Tue Apr 05, 2022 10:38 am Saw the full pics online yesterday. Really light weights too, poor fucker

Made me wonder if he wasn't placed in that position post mortem
Post the pics then!
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Doc67 wrote: Tue Apr 05, 2022 12:32 pm
Jerry Atrick wrote: Tue Apr 05, 2022 10:38 am Saw the full pics online yesterday. Really light weights too, poor fucker

Made me wonder if he wasn't placed in that position post mortem
Post the pics then!
They are on facebook, I didn't save them
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Big Daikon wrote: Tue Apr 05, 2022 11:11 am That'll be me someday.
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I seem to recall the guy doing the lift here has Cerebral Palsy, pretty impressive considering.
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Chad Sexington wrote: Tue Apr 05, 2022 4:46 pm
Big Daikon wrote: Tue Apr 05, 2022 11:11 am That'll be me someday.
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I seem to recall the guy doing the lift here has Cerebral Palsy, pretty impressive considering.
Yup. Good eye!

Pretty impressive. I can't deadlift twice my weight.
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