Cowards attack cowherd from behind with cleaver

While a 26-year-old man was tending his cows in Kampong Chhnang province’s Rolea Ba’ier district on Thursday, three other men had a cow, so to speak, and attacked him with an axe and cleaver. Police said the three men sneaked up on the cowherd in a rice field and hacked him three times on the head and elbow, leaving him unconscious. His relatives later discovered him and sent him to the provincial hospital. The victim’s brother said the three men had been seeking revenge after the victim’s friends had argued with them last month.  Kampuchea Thmey

Medicinal meth? Police reject worker’s claim

Police in Phnom Penh’s Sen Sok district were unconvinced by an impoverished construction worker’s explanation of medical meth use after they arrested him with two packages of yama on Sunday night. Police said they noticed the man because he had a suspicious look about him. After they found the yama, he explained that he only had been taking the drugs because he had recently been in a traffic accident and could not afford to buy proper medicine to relieve his pain.  Nokorwat

 

Brawlers take page out of Jackie Chan’s book

Intervening to break up a brawl they likened to a fight out of a Chinese action film, the cops managed to arrest one of five fighters in Phnom Penh’s Chamkarmon district on Monday. Police said that during the fight the men chased each other on motorbikes and duelled with wooden sticks, frightening observers. They arrested a 25-year-old man, while the others managed to escape on their bikes.  Nokorwat

Bike thief learns that a good cop never forgets

A SERIAL stealer must have figured he had slipped out of Kampong Speu police’s minds during his five-month sojourn in Thailand, but the cops’ memories were better than he expected and they arrested him on Sunday. Police said the man and his accomplices made a string of motorbike robberies earlier this year, injuring several of their victims. Police caught one of the man’s group, who led them to him.  Koh Santepheap

Speeding teens injure themselves and monk

Seven drunken teenagers were arrested in Phnom Penh’s Dangkor district after allegedly causing a traffic accident that severely injured one of them and a 26-year-old monk on Sunday night. Police said the teens were speeding back from a drinking session when one of their bikes hit a monk on his moto. Police quickly arrested the troublesome teens, telling them they had violated no less than three traffic laws.  Nokorwat

Translated by Phak Seangly