An 11 year-old girl run away to live in the jungle to escape beatings by father violent father
Monday, May 16, 2011
By Khmerization
Source: Koh Santepheap
Villagers have stumbled on an 11 year-old girl living in a bush in a tarpaulin tent by herself, eating only wild leaves and morning glory/watercress after she had run away from home 20 days ago to escape repeated beatings by her violent father.
11 year-old Sok Reastr Ros, which means 'a citizen living happily', was found living in a bush behind the village in Chok Chey village, O'Bei Choan commune in O'Chrov district in Banteay Meanchey province at 4pm on 8th May living in a tarpaulin tent, eating only watercress and wild leaves.
Mr. Kham Yan, chief of O'Bei Choan Police, said he had been informed that villagers had found an 11 year-old girl living in the bush by herself and he went and brought her back to the village under heavy rain. He said went the police arrived at her tent, they only found a bunch of watercress and a packet of pounded salted chilli at her side. She told police that she had escaped from home on 12th April because she cannot endure repeated beatings from her violent father. She said she lived under the tent for 20 days, under heavy rain without food and blanket and only eat watercress for the last 20 days. She was so skinny and very weak when she was found.
