A 52-yea-old Italian man was beaten to death in his flat in Sihanoukville on Tuesday , according to Preah Sihanouk provincial police chief Tak Vantha. The victim was attacked by an unknown assailant while alone in his flat. Tak Vantha added that the victim’s laptop was missing, which could have been the motive for the killing. Representatives from the Italian Embassy have sent the body to a crematorium in a local pagoda in Lek Bei commune.