News from Phnom Penh

JULY 6, 2005

A mob killed a 32-year-old unidentified man after he and two accomplices attempted to steal a motorbike from a couple, Yun Sophat, 31, and Chhun Samart, 30, while they slept in Srok Thom village, Kandal province. Sophat told local authorities that the thief entered his house through a window and aimed a K-59 handgun at his head. Sophat said the thief dropped the gun and tried to run away after his wife squeezed his testicle.