Police in Cambodia have arrested Nicholas Laycock, 25-year-old British man for raping and physically abusing a 22-year-old British woman, (Name Witheld) in Kampot Cambodia. The victim had been travelling in Kampot for 3 days, But Nicholas had been living in Cambodia for 6 months.
Nicholas was arrested by a team led by General Moa Chanmotukrith of the provincial police of Provincial Criminal headquarters, on the order of the prosecutor of the provincial court, around 3:00 pm on 22 August 2015.
According to a report by Dap News, On the 21, August 2015, the victim was having a drink with 20 other foreigners, she had lodged into the Arcadia hostel, located in the Snom Prambpee village, Mak Prank commune,Tuk Choo commune, Kampot province. That was when Nicholas walked up to her, raped and abused her physically. After that, she walked up to her friends, but could not utter a word, instead she was scared and was shaking. While trying to persuade her, the victim was only crying, until she gained some momentum and ask that her friends take her to the Sun Ya Keal hospital for treatment.
The police in the province took a lot of interest in the case, and after the victim was able to reveal a name, they went ahead to arrest him on the order of the prosecutor at the provincial court.
According to doctors, the victim is still frightened and looks shaken up, she is reported to have wounds all over her body, and also with a broken hand.