Police detain four suspects in gang rape; five others at large

Mom Kunthear

Phnom Penh Post

FOUR men suspected of involvement in unrelated gang rapes that took place in Kratie and Banteay Meanchey provinces last week have been detained, but a further five remain on the run, officials said Tuesday.

Kratie provincial police chief Chhoung Seng Hak said one man connected with the gang rape of a 21-year-old woman last Wednesday had been sent to provincial court.

“Police in Kratie province are searching to arrest another three men who escaped, but we know their identities already,” he said.

Provincial Adhoc coordinator Thim Narin said the incident last week was the third gang rape of the year in Kratie, and that most of the suspects in all three cases remain at large.

“Early in 2010, there were two cases of gang rape in Kratie province, but only two people were arrested while the other four escaped,” she said.
She added that Adhoc had recorded seven rape cases in Kratie province so far this year, compared with only three cases for the same period last year.

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