Cambodian charged in murder of Dutch woman
A local man has been charged with the murder of a Dutch woman who was working as a UN contractor in Cambodia, media reported yesterday.
Daphna Beerdsen was found dead in her home in the capital last week after suffering multiple stab wounds. Her 19-month-old daughter Dana was also stabbed and is in a Bangkok hospital in critical condition. Police later arrested Chea Phin, a 35-year-old homeless man, who they say confessed to stabbing the woman and her baby in a botched attempt to steal a bicycle.
“He was charged with murder and sent to pre-trial detention,” PhnomPenh police official Eng Sorphea said.
