Thread: US man faces possible murder charge in Cambodia

A US national in Preah Sihanouk province could face life in prison after a man he has been accused of severely beating died Monday morning, according to The Phnom Penh Post.

The Preah Sihanouk provincial prosecutor charged Jason Richard Barnett, 34, with intentional violence after Neang Sarin, 29, was sent to Kossamak Hospital in Phnom Penh on Saturday night. But the victim died just after 10am Monday, Sarin’s sister, Khat Sary, 28, said.

“His bladder was broken and the skull has a big crack, so the hospital was unable to help him,” Sary said. “The foreigner said that he did not beat my brother, claiming that my brother stumbled and fell by himself.”

A police source close to the case said yesterday that Barnett had confessed to the assault, and would now be charged with aggravated murder – which carries a penalty of 15 to 25 years imprisonment – and murder with the involvement of torture, which carries a life sentence. Deputy provincial prosecutor Huoth Vichet could not confirm the alleged confession.

Preah Sihanouk penalty office chief Nouv Savuth told the Post yesterday that police had contacted Sarin’s family, telling them to get an official death certificate from authorities and a record of his injuries from the hospital so that the department can send them to the provincial court.

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I thought the guy was a meth-head scumbag, but the guy he beat to death was his good friend & had molested his 10 year old daughter. He reported it to the police earlier in the day. Bar scuttlebutt here is Snooky is that he will walk. I doubt it. I see a Manslaughter charge in his future

He has a long list of crimes in the US as well. Best hang the scumbag.

Originally Posted by misskit

provincial prosecutor Huoth Vichet could not confirm the alleged confession.

^Lets wait for the facts before the Hanging eh!

Originally Posted by wackyjacky

but the guy he beat to death was his good friend & had molested his 10 year old daughter.

Damn, I'd be inclined to forgive him if that were true.

Originally Posted by wackyjacky

He reported it to the police earlier in the day.

That might screw up his, "he fell over himself "defense a little.

Originally Posted by pseudolus

He has a long list of crimes in the US as well. Best hang the scumbag.

Cambodia seems to be the location of choice for all these types....

^What types are those? Scumbags?

A lot of low-lives who used up their chances in Thailand end up in Cambo.