Cambodian police arrest 2 Japanese men for killing taxi driver

PHNOM PENH, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Police have arrested two Japanese men on suspicion of killing a taxi driver in northwestern Siem Reap province, the National Police said on Monday.

The duo, arrested late on Sunday, confessed to kill taxi driver Him Chan, 40, by slashing his throat with a knife at 5:20 p.m. on Sunday in order to rob his Toyota Highlander, the Police said.

According to the Police, they allegedly hired the driver and his car to take them from Poipet City in Banteay Meanchey province to Siem Reap province and killed the driver on the way.

The driver was killed and thrown out of the car in a village in Siem Reap province's Puok district, the Police said.

After stealing the car, the two Japanese men escaped aboarding it and accidentally crashed into a truck, causing serious damage to the car's front part and came to a stop.

Under Cambodian law, the duo might face life imprisonment if they are found guilty of committing premeditated murder.