Battambang provincial police arrested a 19-year-old on February 28, 2026, over an alleged attack on his mother with a billhook, injuring her left hand. The report says he was angry after being scolded and was under the influence of drugs.
The incident occurred at 3:30 p.m. on the preceding Saturday in Damnak Koh village, Koas Krala commune and district, Battambang province. According to the report, after his arrest the young man said he attacked his mother because he was angry at being scolded and was under the influence of drugs.
His mother, 41-year-old Meas Sreya, sustained injuries to fingers on her left hand from the billhook. Police decided to transfer the suspect and an iron-handled billhook to the provincial police headquarters’ specialist office for further legal proceedings.
By Nget Pisant
