Lovestruck man gets leg, not heart, broken

Chatting up a girl proved dangerous for a 25-year-old man in Kandal province on Sunday, who broke his leg in the process. He was apparently flirting with the local coconut seller when her family spotted him. They beat the admirer mercilessly and broke his leg. Though hospitalised, he didn’t file a police report because he said he was in the wrong. The woman’s family said his conduct was improper. Rasmey Kampuchea

Police arrest man accused of hitting wife

The wife of a man in Banteay Meachey province said he hit her so hard in the eye on Sunday she had to go to the hospital. She said her 34-year-old husband drank every day and did not take care of the family. In fact, he was drunk that night, she said, and he stole his wife’s money to buy more booze, beating her up in the process. His wife managed to escape, and police arrested him soon after. Deum Ampil

Unwelcome dinner guests attack family

A father and son were having dinner at home in Battambang province on Saturday when four men with axes and wooden sticks broke in. The victims had been seriously battered by the time neighbours intervened and called the police. Police arrested all four suspects. They confessed to the crime and said they bore a grudge against the victims. Deum Ampil

Trashmen arrested for stealing car battery

Police arrested two garbage collectors for stealing a car’s battery during a patrol in the capital’s Prampi Makara district on Sunday. The 18-year-old and 19-year-old were arrested while stealing the battery from a car parked in front of a market. Police said they constantly received complaints about lost car batteries, but this was the first time they had caught a suspect red-handed. Deum Ampil

Police: Motorbike thief arrested ahead of sale

A 23-year-old man stole a motorbike from in front of a house in Banteay Meanchey province’s Serei Saophoan district on Saturday, police said. Authorities arrested him the next day when he was on the verge of selling the motorbike in Poipet town. Koh Santepheap

Translated by Sen David