Phnom Penh Post - Machete III: Revenge of the miffed motodop
A quarrelsome Phnom Penh man knew how to pick a fight, but not how to fight it fairly.
The 34-year-old motodop came home in a sour mood on Tuesday and started arguing with his wife.
The wife’s mother and brother tried to intervene, but the hot-tempered hubby decided to settle the dispute with a machete.
The suspect’s brother-in-law was sent unconscious to the hospital with facial wounds and deep cuts in his arm while the assailant was arrested. Nokorwat
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