Scene of the killings.Phnom Penh, Aug 20 (DPA): A Cambodian man killed five family members and injured three others after they prevented him from raping his 16-year-old sister-in-law, local media reported on Friday.
The man, identified only as Nang, then hanged himself.
Police said the crime, which took place Thursday in south-eastern Svay Rieng province near the border with Vietnam, was among the worst the country had seen in years.
Provincial police chief Prach Rim told the Phnom Penh Post newspaper the victims were related to Nang.
"The attacker had raped his sister-in-law twice before, and he tried to rape her again, but was apparently stopped by his family," he said.
"They then fought together, and the attacker locked the doors of the house and stabbed his family members to death before hanging himself," Prach Rim said.
Police said Nang murdered his wife, his 2-year-old son, his mother-in-law and two of his sisters-in-law. His daughter and nephew were injured, as was the sister-in-law he tried to rape.
Last month a drunken soldier murdered three people and injured four during a rampage in nearby Kampong Cham province after arguing with his wife.
The head of one prominent local human rights organisation said he was worried the issue of domestic violence is not being taken seriously in parts of Cambodia.
"It seems everyone sees this kind of violence as normal," said Thun Saray, the head of Adhoc.
The man, identified only as Nang, then hanged himself.
Police said the crime, which took place Thursday in south-eastern Svay Rieng province near the border with Vietnam, was among the worst the country had seen in years.
Provincial police chief Prach Rim told the Phnom Penh Post newspaper the victims were related to Nang.
"The attacker had raped his sister-in-law twice before, and he tried to rape her again, but was apparently stopped by his family," he said.
"They then fought together, and the attacker locked the doors of the house and stabbed his family members to death before hanging himself," Prach Rim said.
Police said Nang murdered his wife, his 2-year-old son, his mother-in-law and two of his sisters-in-law. His daughter and nephew were injured, as was the sister-in-law he tried to rape.
Last month a drunken soldier murdered three people and injured four during a rampage in nearby Kampong Cham province after arguing with his wife.
The head of one prominent local human rights organisation said he was worried the issue of domestic violence is not being taken seriously in parts of Cambodia.
"It seems everyone sees this kind of violence as normal," said Thun Saray, the head of Adhoc.
4 comments:
stupid khmer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now...I am worried about domestic violence more than the border issue.
Why does the Khmer society fall down like this?
We should improve our education system and the justice. Or we should create a law of mortality? But, I afraid the government use this law to wipe out the opposite parties...
Please do not say stupid khmer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! or something cos we are Khmer we had got highest honor this is just a samll part of brute man and we still have good and nice a lot of people of Khmer , not only Khmer have that kind of man even in rich country also small part of person like this , Anyways Khmer people have a lot of good people not like u guy was thinking Thx...
It's very tragic. This is the result of mental illness resulting from the lack of care. Govt. should pay more attention to social and mental health issues. Violent minds like what have been displayed by this tragedy should serve as a lesson and warning to Cambodian leaders that our society is heading toward a disaster. Poverty is also a contributing factor in all of these.
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