He stabbed his girlfriend to death and then tried to take his own life
The man said he felt betrayed when he found out that the woman had a husband and children. They only knew each other through Facebook and he sent her money to help her financially.
He stabbed the victim to death and then tried to take his own life, but he did not succeed. He was sent to the hospital. Once conscious, he confessed to investigators that he and the victim had been in a relationship for two years.
The man was identified as Lim Kineth, 25, a resident of Prek Chik village, Tbong Khmum province, Cambodia.
According to the police, on April 19, 2024, the attacker confessed that he had been in a relationship for more than two years with Meas Leakena, 24, but that he had never met her in person, only through Facebook.
Lim said he did not know that the victim had a husband and children, the woman never told him, not only that, but she also sent him money to help her financially.
He investigated her whereabouts and planned to kill her.
He continued to relate that it was recently when he found out that Measr was already married and had two children, which made him angry; because she betrayed his trust. So he investigated the woman's whereabouts, planned to kill her and then take his own life.
He left Thailand with a knife and when he arrived in Cambodia, he rented a red taxi, drove to the victim's house and took her life.
For the police this is only Lim's version, since unfortunately the victim is dead and his version of the events cannot be known.