Police
officers stand beside a barrier near the house of slain Dutch national
Daphna Beerdsen in Phnom Penh’s Chamkarmon district. Sreng Meng Srun
Arrest, 'confession' in Dutch woman's murder
Police have arrested a 32-year-old man they say has confessed
to killing Dutch national Daphna Beerdsen, 31, with a screwdriver on
Monday after she called for help while he tried steal a bicycle from her
home.
The horrific attack has also left her baby daughter in critical condition at a Bangkok hospital.
“He confessed that he did the crime. He did murder that lady, because
he wanted to steal the bicycle. But during his action, [she] knew that
somebody saw or [wanted] to steal the bicycle, so she shouted loudly for
getting help and then he attacked her using [a] screwdriver to stab
[her],” he said.
“So far, he already confessed and we already confiscated the
evidence. It is the bag of the Dutch lady including some material inside
[like] her identity card or passport, I’m not sure. But of course, that
is her bag and her documents.”
Beerdsen’s 19-month-old daughter, Dana Oele, underwent brain surgery
at Bangkok General Hospital last night after being flown there from
Phnom Penh on Tuesday, according to hospital officials.
Beerdsen and Dana were found at the family's rented house in Phnom Penh’s Chamkarmon district on Monday morning.
Evil Khmer.
ReplyDeleteHow about just evil criminal, whatever evil means. At least the perpetrator allows the baby girl to still breathe. Now it is up to the doctors to save her. If it is successful then those doctors will be world famous. There is no need for you to generalize since this type of crime is also happening in the victim's homeland as well.
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