Cambodia News, (Kampot Province): On the morning of May 6, 2023, a group of two suspects were sent by the Kampot Provincial Police to the Kampot Provincial Prosecutor's Office for questioning and legal decision in the case of illegal use of firearms, which involved shooting a foreign debtor, causing serious injuries, committed on April 29, 2023 at a house in Bot Kbal Damrey village, Mak commune Peng, Teuk Chhou district, Kampot province.


The victim is identified as GEOFFREY BRENT McCOMB male, living at the address of the shooting in Teuk Chhou district, Kampot province.



According to the Kampot provincial police, the two main suspects in the shooting are from Battambang:
1. Name: Tiv Hok Lay, male, 22 years old, occupation: car mechanic, residence: Phum Sophy 1, Sangkat Rattanak, Battambang City.
2. Name: Heng Sambath, male, Dei Edth village, Sangkat Prek Preah Sdach, Battambang city,
They were arrested by the police on May 4, 2023 at Boeung Khnar pagoda, Boeung Khnar commune, Bakan district, Pursat province, in front of Mr. Dambang Kranhong, Rattanak commune, Battambang city, Battambang province. The suspects are currently being questioned at the Kampot Provincial Prosecutor's Office.

There will be an information follow-up when more details of the shooting and the motivation for the shooting come to light.

In case the name of the victim of the shooting Geoff Mc Comb seems familiar, there is a recent seven page thread on CEO containing allegations against him for fraud: general-chatter/kampot-buffalo-backpack ... 54255.html
For the moment, we have no confirmation that there is any link between the two events.

May 7, 2023
2 arrested for attempted murder of New Zealander


2 men, who shot a New Zealand national in Kampot, have been arrested

The Criminal Police Department of the Ministry of Interior on Saturday afternoon, May 6, 2023, presented two suspects in public

They were wanted in connection with a brutal attack with a handgun and a sharp knife on New Zealander Geoffrey Brent McComb on April 29, 2023 at the village of Kbal Damrey, Mak Prang commune Teuk Chhouk district, Kampot province.

The attack took place on April 29, 2023, at 22:20

The victim had visited Kampot City with his girlfriend and then went home

A group of suspects locked the victim’s house and entered the house to demand money, but the victim refused to pay and argued.

At that time, the suspects pulled out a pistol and shot the victim in the thigh, and then fled.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501285880/ ... zealander/

Further details:

Cambodia News, (Kampot): On April 29, 2023, at 22:20, there was a case of attempted murder (using a handgun and a sharp knife) at a rented house in Bot Kbal Damrey village, Mak Prang commune, Teuk Chhou district, Kampot province. The target of the attack was GEOFFREY BRENT MCCOMB, owner of the Arcadia Backpacker Hostel, living in Bot Kbal Damrey village, Teuk Chhou district, Kampot province.


On May 4, 2023, at 14:12, the Criminal Police Force, in cooperation with the Battambang Provincial Police, Pursat Provincial Police and Kampot Provincial Police, arrested two suspects. The two armed men are believed to have been sent to Kampot in a Mercedes to obtain the repayment of a debt from the New Zealander. It is alleged that when the foreign man refused to pay up and began to argue, that the two Cambodians then stabbed the victim with a knife and shot him in the thigh with a small handgun. The attackers then drove away to escape, but they were tracked down and arrested in Pursat province by the police five days later.

An unconfirmed source says that although Geoff McComb is said to have received four flesh-wounds in the attack, his days are not in danger. (The condition of the victim will be updated here if this is incorrect.)


The two "hitmen" from Battambang are being questioned by the Kampot Police Inspectorate as to the motive for the attack.
1: Name: Heng Sambath, Male, living in a rented house in Battambang City (the shooter)
2. Name: Tiv Hok Lay, Male, 22 years old, Occupation: Car mechanic, living in Battambang City (the knifer). On 4 May, the two men were apprehended at Wat Boeung Khnar, Bakan district, in Pursat Province, and police confiscated a silver Mercedes car with license plate number 2AA-5628.

CEOCambodiaNews wrote: ↑Sun May 07, 2023 12:13 pm May 7, 2023
2 arrested for attempted murder of New Zealander


2 men, who shot a New Zealand national in Kampot,

What the hell does a criminal look like in Cam!?

At the least, get a tattoo, ffs!

They will get less than five years.
Could be as low as three.
I wonder if they were acting on inside information in regards to the crime?

He only got shot in the ass is what he's being telling people at the bars in Kampot, apparently he also received a severe beating about a week prior to this incident (so I heard).

Must be a rough village they live in. Plainclothes cops already have guns drawn and ready for use.