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couple's dream wedding which has already been planned in a few weeks
time, has been dashed, after they were met with a terrible fate by a
vindictive former lover.
The victims at the hospital
Sa Sokha had dreams of being an Apsara dancer, and her March
wedding was all planned out. But the 18-year-old now wonders if that
future is possible after a cruel acid attack left half of her face badly
burned.
On Monday, January 2, she and her fiancé, Welder Kea Samnang, 22,
fell prey to a vindictive attack, allegedly carried out by Samnang’s
former lover, Pach Chansereiroth, 25.
Heng Chakrya, a plastic surgeon at Preah Kossamak Hospital, said
Sokha sustained severe acid burns to the right side of her face and
injuries to her back and chest. Samnag was being treated for serious
injuries to his head, back and chest.
Today on her hospital bed, she lies flat in “Hello Kitty” pajamas,
her face is swathed in white bandages with small gaps for her mouth and
eyes.
'It is still painful,” she said, quietly. She hasn’t had anything to eat since the attack on Monday. "I cannot speak much or it will hurt my mouth."
Sokha’s desire for a career in traditional dancing, with its emphasis on grace and beauty, has dwindled to only half-hopes. "I am so scared that my face won’t be the same," she said.
Out of earshot, her mother, Thhy Satum, weeps and says she is
trying to remain strong for her daughter and protect her from keyboard
warriors on Facebook who have claimed she was not a victim and somehow
deserved the attack.
"Now I am comforting my daughter in order for her not to feel depressed and hopeless," she said. “The
doctor told us she could probably not be the same, as the cheek and
face are very difficult to repair. We don’t tell her about this.”
In just two months, Satum, who lives in the provinces while her
daughter lives with an aunt in Phnom Penh, was hoping to be celebrating
with her daughter on her wedding day – she has already paid for the
music, the food, the clothing and the decorations.
"Now I’m not sure if we can do it or not. We will wait and see," Satum said.
Back in the shared hospital room, Samnang says he made it clear to
Chansereiroth that their relationship was over once he became engaged to
Sokha in the middle of last year.
"I just can’t believe that someone would have such bad intentions to do this to us."
He explained Chansereiroth had approached him on Monday and,
claiming she was feeling unwell, asked for him to give her a lift home
on his moto. Once they were driving away, she allegedly doused them in
sulfuric acid.
“I hope the police will punish her as much as she made us suffer,” Samnang said.
Chansereiroth has been arrested and questioned by police and is
expected to be sent to court today, Sen Sok district police chief Mok
Hong said.
“We accused the suspect of intentional violence with aggravating circumstances,” he said. “We have enough evidence for her crime; we have the victim and witness statements, and her confession.”
The court will ultimately decide on the charges, but Chansereiroth could face up to 10 years in prison.
Preah Kossamak Hospital plastic surgeon Say Bonvath said the couple would be in hospital for at least four weeks. “They are emotionally haunted, they are suffering from lack of blood and they are dehydrated,” he said.
The depth of the burn on Samang’s back means skin from his thigh
would need to be grafted over the wound, while Sokha’s face will be
forever scarred.
Though the pair have received no government assistance or help from
NGOs, Sokha’s school community has so far banded together to donate 1
million riel ($247). Vin Lay Chour, acting director at the public
Secondary School of Fine Arts, said the teachers and students stood
behind Sokha in the wake of the violent attack.
"Our school has a stance to fully support her until she finishes her study if she is not too seriously disabled,” she said. “We fully support her not to give up her career in art if her passion is still strong."
Source: Phnom Pen Post
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