Cambodian student sought in connection with teacher's murder
- From: Chim <ChimS1@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 03:22:16 -0800
Cambodian student sought in connection with teacher's murder
Posted : Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:33:00 GMT
Phnom Penh - A Cambodian student was being sought in connection with
the shooting murder of his teacher on the school grounds and the rape
of his victim's girlfriend, police said Monday. Police in Sameky
Meanchey district of central Kampong Chhnang province, about 100
kilometres from the capital, said Pel Phirun, 35, was shot dead in the
early hours of Saturday morning.
"The shooting happened during a musical performance on the school
campus so no one heard the shot and the crime was not reported until
later. The girl was abducted and only returned home the next day
distraught and with no clothes," district police chief Chim Buntheoun
said by telephone.
"The case is still open, but we do have a prime suspect who has fled
the area and we are searching for him."
The suspect, whose name was not immediately released, was one of the
teacher's students, police said. Friends of the couple had reported he
was obsessed with the 17-year-old girlfriend of Phirun, who was also
not named, and had been accused of stalking them.
"This girl is very beautiful. She is the prettiest girl in the area.
Phirun only moved here a year ago but they fell in love so there was
jealousy with some people," Buntheoun said.
Premeditated murder carries a 20-year jail term in Cambodia.
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