Cambodian soldier suing for divorce, 3 dead and 3 injured after shooting
Feb 11, 2025
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He shot himself dead at the scene.
According to local media such as the Khmer Times, several gunshots were heard at the home in Ponhea Crek, Cambodia, at around 5:55 p.m. on the 7th.
After receiving the report, the police entered the house and found that three people were dead and three were bleeding after being shot.
According to the investigation, Hing Sobhanaris, 49, one of the dead, reportedly killed himself after firing a gun.
Two of the dead were his father-in-law (64) and mother-in-law (65), and the injured were his wife Boone Rekena (32), brother-in-law (38), and lawyer (54).
According to residents, last year's wife, Boone Rekena, demanded a divorce from her husband in November last year. Both remarried in 2018.
Hing Sobhanaris, who is serving as a military police officer, rejected his wife's demands and wanted to reunite.
Then, on the day of the incident, the husband visited his wife's family and had a verbal dispute with his wife and family members over divorce, and eventually began firing the rifle he brought.
Local police fired first at the father-in-law and mother-in-law who urged him to divorce and fired at his wife, brother-in-law and lawyer who were stopping him" he said. Later, he reportedly fired a gun at himself as well.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
