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Australian shot in Cambodia

After visiting his Cambodian fiancée at a guest house in the capital Phnom Penh, an Australian man has been fatally shot, according to consular officials.

Local police identified the victim as Eric Liu, as reported by the Phnom Penh Post on its website Sunday.

On Monday, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed that the 43-year-old Victorian succumbed to gunshot wounds to the chest in the hospital.

According to Cambodian police, he arrived in Cambodia on Saturday and was shot around 09:30 PM local time in the guest house’s reception area. He later passed away at Calmett Hospital that same night.

“He has a Cambodian fiancée. After his arrival, he met with her and then went to a guest house where he was attacked by two suspects,” stated National Police spokesman Kirt Chantharith to AFP.

The post mentioned that an officer from Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district reported that Mr. Liu was shot twice in the chest and once in the right hand by two assailants on a motorbike.

Australian officials stationed at the embassy are collaborating closely with local authorities, while personnel in Australia are assisting the man’s family.

by John Jackson

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