The Phnom Penh Post
Svay Rieng province
TEN police officers were stationed outside Suon Sopheaktra’s room at Svay Rieng provincial hospital on Friday, and 10 doctors had been tasked with monitoring his condition.
“Uncle Nang stabbed my grandmother in the neck, and then he stabbed me in the stomach, back and shoulder,” Suon Sopheaktra said, struggling to stay conscious as he lay on his hospital bed.
“I only survived by hiding under the bed.”
Doctors expect the 13-year-old, from Svay Rieng’s Svay Chrom commune, to make a full recovery from his injuries. For many in the community, however, the scars from last Thursday’s events may well be indelible.
Police say Suon Sopheaktra’s uncle, 35-year-old Kouch Samnang, murdered five family members on Thursday morning and injured three others before taking his own life. Neighbours and relatives say that in the days since, they have struggled to make sense of the crime.
TEN police officers were stationed outside Suon Sopheaktra’s room at Svay Rieng provincial hospital on Friday, and 10 doctors had been tasked with monitoring his condition.
“Uncle Nang stabbed my grandmother in the neck, and then he stabbed me in the stomach, back and shoulder,” Suon Sopheaktra said, struggling to stay conscious as he lay on his hospital bed.
“I only survived by hiding under the bed.”
Doctors expect the 13-year-old, from Svay Rieng’s Svay Chrom commune, to make a full recovery from his injuries. For many in the community, however, the scars from last Thursday’s events may well be indelible.
Police say Suon Sopheaktra’s uncle, 35-year-old Kouch Samnang, murdered five family members on Thursday morning and injured three others before taking his own life. Neighbours and relatives say that in the days since, they have struggled to make sense of the crime.
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