Phnom Penh police have arrested six people in connection with a stabbing incident that left two people seriously injured in the capital on October 17.

On October 23, following orders from Phnom Penh Police Chief Lieutenant General Chuon Narin, the police’s Petty Crime Police Office, led by Deputy Police Chief Brigadier General Bun Satya, worked with Tuol Kork District Police to arrest a suspect on Street 335 in Boeung Salang commune, Tuol Kork district.

Five of the suspect’s friends were subsequently arrested at other locations in Phnom Penh.

The suspects are accused of involvement in an aggravated robbery that left two victims seriously injured at a roadside in Poprak village, Kakap 1 commune, Por Senchey district, at approximately 12.57pm on October 17.

The victims were taken to Preah Kossamak Hospital for treatment.

The suspects are being detained for questioning.