Gendarmerie officers have detained a man suspected of killing his elder sister and nephew with an axe in Tram Kak district, Takeo province.
On the morning of February 19, 2026, officers investigated and detained the suspect under instructions from provincial commander Brigadier General Seng Maha and with procedural coordination by Takeo court prosecutor Ek Cheng Huot.
The provincial gendarmerie command reported that at 3:35 a.m. on February 19, the investigation and crime-suppression department and Tram Kak district officers, led by Colonel Kaen Vannak, deputy commander responsible for judicial police work, detained Pang Sobin, a 34-year-old construction worker. The arrest took place at the gate of Ang Chum pagoda in Ang Koki village, Popel commune, Tram Kak. The suspect lived in Trao Aem village in the same commune and was alleged to have used an axe in an attack there at 8:05 p.m. on February 17 that killed one man and one woman.
After the arrest, officers seized a black 2018 C125 motorcycle with Takeo registration 1Q-6548, three mobile phones and 5,400 riel.
Specialist officers were preparing the case file and the transfer of the suspect and evidence to court for legal proceedings. By: Pai Sokhim.
