A serious criminal case was recently reported in “波设” district in Cambodia’s Kampong Speu province. A man fled after fatally stabbing his wife and subsequently died in a road accident while escaping into another province.
According to a police report, a homicide occurred in “波设” district in Kampong Speu at about 8 p.m. on July 22. A 36-year-old man was suspected of attacking his 35-year-old wife with a knife at their home, killing her at the scene. The suspect then fled on a motorcycle, taking the knife used in the attack with him.
Kampong Speu police immediately coordinated with police in Takeo province to pursue the suspect across provincial boundaries. They traced his escape route and deployed officers along it in an effort to arrest him quickly.
At about 11 p.m. that same day, police learned that the suspect had reached a section of National Road 2 between kilometre markers 65 and 66 in “森隆” district in Takeo. Investigators found that while fleeing on his motorcycle, the suspect collided with a 2.5-tonne Hyundai freight truck and died at the scene.
Police have completed the legally required procedures concerning the suspect’s body and handed it over to his family. The circumstances that led to the case and its specific details remain under investigation by the relevant authorities.
