AFP
PHNOM PENH - Three people have been arrested for an attack in which two women were splashed with acid, in the country's first such incident of the year, police said Wednesday.
One of the victims, a 27-year-old garment worker, remains in hospital with serious burns to her face, eyes and body, said Kong Sam Orn, a deputy police chief of Phnom Penh's Meanchey district.
The other woman, the driver of the motorcycle on which the two were riding at the time of the attack, suffered leg and arm injuries.
Police said Tuesday's attack was carried out by two brothers and came just one day after the older sibling's wife had a work-related argument with the 27-year-old victim.
"The attack stemmed from the dispute," Kong Sam Orn said, adding that police believed the wife, who was also arrested, had masterminded the crime.
Acid attacks are a common form of revenge in Cambodia where corrosive liquid is easily and cheaply available and attackers are rarely brought to justice.
In an effort to curb the violence, the Cambodian government has drafted legislation that would regulate sales of acid and impose harsher sentences on perpetrators.
Under the new law, expected to be approved later this year, attackers could face 20 years to life in prison.
While there are no official statistics, the Cambodian Acid Survivors Charity (CASC) recorded 19 attacks in 2010, which injured more than 30 people.
"Just a handful of those cases resulted in arrests," said CASC programme manager Chhun Sophea.
10 comments:
If they are guilty of throwing the acid onto the victims, the punishment will be exactly the same what they did to the victims , that mean , throwing some acid onto their faces too . Jail time won't stop people from doing it .
stupid, ignorant people still do it! yes, maybe when they get caught they should get acid splashed back at them to teach them a life lesson as well!
These are some stupid Khmers, they should know their country is in danger, one day they will live under Youns or Siems but they don't care at all.
It is working Ki. the cpp is angry.
When you catch those idiots people just execute it give them a good rule model to the next person. Don't put them in jail just waste the foods and money kills that mother fuckers right away don't wait for the answer.
Put his ass in jail for life, because victims will suffering...life time with acid! I think those attacker must spend life time behind bar...!
Cambodia still has weak LAW! I meant most rich powerful family alway get off the hook, and get away from the punishment...But the poor and pwoerless people alway paid the big price..? Not too long ago, the kids belonged to some Ek'Omdumbass shooting freely inside the club/restaurant in phnom penh, no body dare to catch and bring these kids to punish, this is why i said, the LAW in cambodia still usless..?? Its only apply to the poor and powerless people? But son, daughter, nephew, cusin of rich and powerful family still breaking the law and get away with it?? This kind of problems must clean up immediately!!
Most of the kids belonged to rich and powerful family alway cause too much problem in our society, they don't scare the police or authority at all, they went around bothering public, causing all kind of problems in our society, like dealing drugs, destroying public property, gang bang, Bong Touch, Bong Thom, if these kids rape someone daughter, they will paid money to shut their mouth, and these kids get away from punishment...I would like to see LAW in cambodia work toward every single person throughout cambodia, not just the poor and powerless people...
rich and powerful family kids went around bothering public, causing all kind of problems in our society, like dealing drugs, destroying public property, gang bang.
I can wait to meet this people, maybe kill one and sent a message to the rich and powerful offical in Khmer.
Ask Bong Xen! his stinky mouth is the alw of the land for sale!
Post a Comment