American David Putnam Dies of Natural Causes in Cambodia

[General Mackevili]

67 year old American English teacher, David Steven Putnam, found dead in his apartment in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Report says he died of natural causes; they don't suspect he was murdered or a victim of foul play.

They say he died from a preexisting medical condition.

He was found by his neighbor. That's strange. Why is his neighbor coming over to check on him? And even weirder, the neighbor waited 1 and a half hours after he find him to call the police and report the news of David Steven Putnam's death.





Google Translate:

Street 442 groups, 27 Village 4 Boeung Keng 2 Chamkarmom afternoon August 13, 2014, caused a surprise to authorities and local law enforcement, came immediately place the scene.

Police Officer 2nd post BKK said after examination and conducted autopsy on the body of the victim already showed that the victim has died can be caused by disease ruomrut not a suicide or murder something.

Judicial police base, said at the time over a 12 pm on 13 August 2014, the body men abroad, was Kim Sothea, 27, officials at the Ministry and was a kaunothmr and lived with the victim found dead just cause surprise by neighbors and reported to the authorities and competent experts already reported continue to Ministers American Embassy to review the Victims in the house rent.

Kim Sothea said Wednesday that the victim stake Nam David, 67, a teacher at a private school, and now they both live together because kaunothmr and godfather.

According to Kim Sothea victims of the disease in its long and up to teach at the scene, he kept wondering why victims do not leave the room and then just go see also seen dead straight.

Kim Sothea said that on the evening of 12 August 2014, he led the victim to the hospital and returned home as usual when it was morning, he went to work, but that day back into the room, they saw that the victim died.

After seeing the victims died Kim Sothea has not been reported to the competent, up to 1 hour and 30 minutes before reporting to visiting victims' bodies.

Victims are competent and embassy officials to deposit to contact and handed over to the family later.

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http://www.dap-news.com/2011-06-14-02-3 ... 47-52.html

[Bitte_Kein_Lexus]

Wow... I hadn't seen him in months, but I knew the guy. RIP. Thanks for the news.

[General Mackevili]

Thanks for the news.

Yep. Glad to finally see a foreigner that dies a natural death every ounce and a while in Cambodia.