Cambodia: Notorious and fugitive murderer finally captured


Before his arrest, Rith Say had already been given a life sentence for stabbing a woman to death in 2014. - Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH, May 24 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Russey Keo district police on Sunday (May 23) sent a fugitive convicted in-absentia of murder to Prey Sar prison pursuant to a Phnom Penh Municipal Court arrest warrant.

The notorious fugitive had already been given a life sentence for stabbing a woman to death in 2014 in Chung Thnol village of Sen Sok district’s Teuk Thla commune. His accomplice in the crime is also currently behind bars.

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