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In Brief: Son of SRP Member Found dead in well

| Publication date 01 April 2009 | 15:00 ICT

In Brief: Son of SRP Member Found dead in well

The body of 7-year-old Phearom Rattanak, the son of the Kompan commune first deputy chief in Memot district, Kampong Cham, was found in a well on Saturday. Un Phearom, the father of the victim, believes his son was killed by the father of a neighbour who exchanged insults with Phearom Rattanak.

Contact author: Meas Sokchea

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