Rat Catcher Electrocuted
Kandal: Man using mains electricity to shock rats was himself electrocuted in a stream in the village of Prek Svay commune 2 Beach district, Kandal province on December 30, 2018.
The victim, Sam Bunthoeun, also called Lau, 51, was a Khmer residing in Kien Svay district, Kandal province.
Authorities arrived at the scene and cooperated with the commune chief of Chheu Teal village and Prek Svay village chief. A doctor visited the corpse and gave cause of death as electric shock.
The body was then handed over to relatives.