Husband kills his wife

Untitled-3On 09 July 2015 at 3pm, Mrs Leng Phan (age 56), was kill by her intoxicated Untitled-1husband, Mr Leng Phan (age 60),  at Prek Treng village, Prek thnout commune, Toek Chu district, Kompot province, in an act of jealousy.

In a state of intoxication, Mrs Leng Phan’s husband  used violence against his wife by cutting her neck and arm with a knife and by using an axe to mutilate her sexual organs, leading eventually to her death.

Untitled-2Upon the police’s intervention the husband committed suicide to avoid imprisonment.  Gender-based violence and domestic violence are serious human rights violations and remain to occur throughout Cambodia. ADHOC is active in relation to the prevention of gender-based violence and the provision of (legal) assistance to victims and their families.

ADHOC will follow up in this case and provide legal assistance to the victim’s family.