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Cambodian murder in Thailand.

Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2016 10:31 pm
by CEOCambodiaNews
Cambodian Laborer Confesses to Murder in Thailand
by Chhorn Phearun | August 23, 2016

An itinerant farm laborer who confessed to killing a 75-year-old Cambodian woman near a sugarcane plantation in southern Thailand and stealing her jewelry has been detained in Battambang province’s Bavel City, police said.

Em Ran, 47, confessed on Monday morning to killing Sem Nim on the evening of August 14 and stealing 2,000 baht, or about $58, from her, as well as a necklace, bracelet, earrings and a ring, said Sok Dy, a bureau chief in the provincial department of justice.

“The victim was found hacked, stabbed and beaten to death,” Mr. Dy confirmed.
Since the murder occurred in Thailand’s Sa Kaeo province, authorities lack evidence to prosecute the crime beyond Ms. Ran’s confession, he said...
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