Monday, January 10, 2011

Aussie shot dead in Cambodia

January 10, 2011
AAP

An Australian man has been shot dead after visiting his Cambodian fiancee at a guesthouse in the capital of Phnom Penh, consular officials say.

The victim was named by local police as Eric Liu, the Phnom Penh Post reported on its website on Sunday.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on Monday confirmed the 43-year-old Victorian died in hospital as a result of gunshot wounds to the chest.

Cambodian police said he arrived in Cambodia on Saturday and was gunned down about 9.30pm local time in the guesthouse's reception area. He died at Calmette hospital later that night.


"He has a Cambodian fiancee. After he landed, he met with his fiancee and they went to a guesthouse where he was shot by two suspects," national police spokesman Kirt Chantharith told AFP.

The Post reported that a police officer from Phnom Penh's Meanchey district said Mr Liu was shot twice, in the chest and right hand, by two unknown men on a motorbike.

Australian officials based at the embassy are working closely with the local authorities, while employees in Australia are providing assistance to the man's family.

1 comment:

Gov Chung Hak Melbourne Australia said...

I would like to request the foreigner to be care full before deciding go to holiday in Cambodia and Cambodian not the good place for the foreigner go to holiday, even I am the Cambodian born still too scare go to holiday in Cambodia, on date 22 March 2010 the date I was arrived in Phnom Peng Cambodia, Mrs:SivNgeng Ung was born on date 1-1-1972 and her ( Mrs:SivNgeng Ung family was living at 43C STREET No ( SONY 36 ) SANGKAT TERK THLAR, KHAN SEN SOK, PHNOM PENH CITY CAMBODIA involving with her ( Mrs:SivNgeng Ung ) cousin Mrs:Heav Ung reporting not real story to the Cambodian cruel Vampire Police by paid bribe and offer their body to them that I was rape Mrs:Heav Ung, but I didn't rape at all, Mrs:SivNgeng Ung Came to Melbourne Australia twice and each times her ( Mrs:SivNgeng Ung ) Visa allow to stayed for 3 months, during her ( Mrs:SivNgeng Ung ) came twice holiday in Australia my family offer for her ( Mrs:SivNgeng Ung ) stayed at my house and also offer free food as well and year 2006 I am also lented money to Mrs:SivNgeng Ung under twelve Thousand American dollars to bought her ( Mrs:SivNgeng Ung ) first house at the above address on the top this comment more than one year without charge the interest at all and in year 2007 I also help her ( Mrs:SivNgeng Ung ) children School fee for 5 years Four Thousand American dollars and her ( Mrs:SivNgneg Ung ) blood brother Mr:Kim Eang Ung was born date 1-1-1968 as he ( Mr:Kim Eang Ung ) paid for a Cambodian girls Mrs:Sophanna Sus as known by Mrs:Monica Sus was born on date 1-2-1970 to sponsored him ( Mr:kim Eang Ung ) as husband to came to living in Australia, but not genuine case, and I also lented money five thouisand dollars for Mr:Kim Eang Ung bought his first car and without not charge any interest from him ( Mr:Kim Eang Ung ) and after he apply for his ( Mr:Kim Eang Ung ) separation / Divorce from his not genuine wife and he came to stayed at my house I just charge him for food only, I didn't charge him for lodging, at the end Mrs:SivNgeng Ung and her blood brother Mr:Kim Eang Ung both of them involving with their cousin sister Mrs:Heav Ung reporting me by paid bribe to the Cambodian cruel Vampire Police to arrested me without any investigating, hope each foreigner be care full go to holiday in Cambodia, from Cambodian former Prey Sor Prisoner from date 5-5-2010 till date 19-6-2010 has been released,my Chinese name's Mr:Gov Chung Hak