Phnom Penh — A Cambodian courtroom has charged a Chinese language couple with homicide after a well-liked South Korean influencer's physique was dumped in a pit on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, a prosecutor stated on Wednesday. The Chinese language couple, who run a medical clinic, had been arrested final week after the physique of BJ …
Phnom Penh — A Cambodian courtroom has charged a Chinese language couple with homicide after a well-liked South Korean influencer’s physique was dumped in a pit on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, a prosecutor stated on Wednesday. The Chinese language couple, who run a medical clinic, had been arrested final week after the physique of BJ Ahyeong was discovered, based on a Cambodian police report.
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Lai Wenshao, 30, and Cai Huijuan, 39, testified to police that they deserted the lady’s physique after she had seizures and died whereas receiving remedy at their clinic on June 4, the report stated.
Prosecutor Plang Sophal informed AFP that Lai and Cai had been charged on Tuesday with “homicide accompanied by torture”.
They face life imprisonment if convicted of the cost.
BJ Ahyeong was an influencer for AfreecaTV, a South Korean video streaming service, with greater than 250,000 followers on Instagram.
Based on South Korean media, her actual identify was Byun Ah-yeong and she or he was 33 years outdated.
She posted on social media in March that she was giving up her influencer persona and was going to “reside as a traditional individual in the meanwhile”.
On Tuesday, Lim Soo-suk, spokesman for South Korea’s overseas ministry, stated native authorities had been investigating the “unlucky incident”.
“The overseas ministry is offering vital consular help to the bereaved household in a well timed method,” he stated.
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