Cambodia jails vagrant for killing Dutch woman ,baby

PHnOM PENH;

A Cambodia court onWednesday sentenced
a homless man to 13 years in jail for killing
A dutch women and her baby daughter during
an attempted robbery at their Phnom Penh home.

Daohna Beerdsen 31 who worked as a cosultant
for the United Nations in Cambodia ,was found
dead in April and her two-year baby daughter
died from her wound about a week later in a
hospital in neighbouring  Thailand ,where she
was sent for  emergency medical care.

Two days after the attack,Chea phin 35 was
arrested at a Buddhist pagoda and confessed
to the crime .

Speaking after his sentencing Phin said
he accepted the ruling.
During his trial he admitted to the frenzied
attack on Beerdsen and her baby daughter,
after entering their house and trying to
steal a bicycle,

He told the court that he did not go to
 her house with the intention to kill her,
My goal is to steal her bicycle,he said.

The victim had worked as a cosultant
for UN habitat,which promotes sustainable
urban development.
AFP.