RIP. South African Expat Took his Life in Siem Reap

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RIP. South African Expat Took his Life in Siem Reap

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Cambodia News, (Siem Reap Province): A tragic event took place at 7 o'clock on July 29, 2022, at a rented house in Boeung Doun Pa village, Sangkat Slor Kram, Siem Reap city, Siem Reap province, when a South African man took his own life.
According to the police, the deceased was Andries Stephanus Loots, a 71-year-old South African man, living in a rented room in Boeung Don Pa village, Slor Kram commune, Siem Reap city, Siem Reap province. He went to live in Siem Reap in 2015.
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The police officer said that based on the explanation of the witness and the examination of the body by the competent experts, together with the forensic doctor in Siem Reap province, it was concluded that the deceased hanged himself. It is reported that he was suffering from a chronic illness.
The body was taken to be kept at Wat Teuk Thla, Sangkat Teuk Thla, Khan Sen Sok, Phnom Penh, waiting for relatives and the South African embassy to take possession. RIP.
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