A man has been arrested after savagely beheading his own mother because he believed she had been possessed by a ghost. Eam Samnang is suspected of killing 65-year-old Hak Sokha after police managed to stop him taking his own life after finding him walking naked in Phnom Penh, the Cambodian capital, on Saturday.
During questioning, the 32-year-old reportedly admitted slitting his mother’s throat with a cleaver because he 'thought a ghost had entered her body and possessed her'.
Police spokesperson Chea Sovann said officers found him walking clothless behind the International University building in the district of Sen Sok.
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