‘Jealous’ man arrested for allegedly slitting wife’s throat in Cambodia


The man was arrested for allegedly slitting his wife’s throat in Phnom Penh on May 27. - POLICE/Phnom Penh Post-ANN

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): A man who is alleged to have killed his wife in a jealous rage in Boeung Kak I commune of the capital’s Tuol Kork district on Friday (May 27) will be sent to the Phnom Penh Municipal Court.

Municipal police spokesman San Sok Seiha said on May 29 that 27-year-old Phuong Ratha was arrested the day after his wife’s death.

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