Preah Sihanouk: According to a police account, investigators detained a female suspect within hours of a woman being killed in the Otres Beach area of Sihanoukville.
The account said the incident occurred at 9:30 p.m. on May 14, 2026, near toilet No. 9 at Otres Beach, Village 6, Sangkat 4, Sihanoukville.
According to the same police account, the suspect brought a pointed knife in a bag, wrapped in a face mask, to meet the victim. Following an argument, she allegedly drew the knife and attacked the victim, who died at the scene, before leaving on a motorcycle.
Police said the suspect and victim had been in a romantic relationship for approximately two years.
After receiving the report, the provincial criminal police office worked with Sihanoukville police and the administrative police posts for Sangkats 1 and 2. Police said the suspect was detained at approximately 3:20 a.m. on May 15, 2026, beneath the expressway in Group 17, Village 1, Sangkat 1, Sihanoukville.
The suspect was taken to the Preah Sihanouk Provincial Police Commissariat for questioning and further legal procedures.
Police identified the victim as តាំង ស្រីនិច, a Cambodian woman born on November 20, 1999. They identified the suspect as សុខ រស្មី, a 24-year-old Cambodian woman employed at a karaoke venue and living in a rented room in Sangkat 4, Sihanoukville.
Police said questioning of the victim’s friends and the suspect’s relatives led to a preliminary assessment of suspected premeditated murder. By: សុខ ស៊ីណាន
