Sunday, 11 May 2008

Woman attached acid by unidentified men in Phnom Penh

Victim of acid attack in Cambodia
Picture from
http://www.asti.org.uk/survivors.php?mainnav=4&section=10;

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A woman sustained badly acid attach by unidentified men on Tuesday morning at 10:30 am on May 08 in Tuol Tompoung I commune, Chamkar Mon district. Two unknown male assailants escaped on motorbike, local newspapers reported.

The female acid victim, Ya Soknim, 35, suffered burn to the right side of body from her eye, shoulder, breast, hand and neck. The victim had been sent to be treated at Calmet Hospital.

“The acid attackers are at large, but our district police are investigating this case. This is a revenge case, it is not a love triangle,” district police Chief Outh Sokhon was quoted by the Cambodia Daily as saying.

Oung Vibo, who is the victim’s husband, said that his wife’s acid burn is worsening more than the first day because acid doused on his wife’s body is reacting. He added that her right eye cannot open and it is swollen, reported newspaper.

Victim’s elder sister, Ya Sydeth, said that her sister received a telephone threat several days from senior official prior to the acid attack

The family of acid attacker appealed to the government officials to protect their family from the attackers.

The victim is the aunt of In Sokinda who was former International Tourist Miss among 35 countries. But the present time, no one knows that where she is hiding.

Until now, no evidence has been revealed the involvement with the senior official, the investigation is under way, police official said.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

the behaviour of the cambodian government reflecting the behaviour of its citizen.