Bar owner's murder: Cambodian gets 20 years

A Cambodian youth has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for murdering a British bar owner in a botched burglary attempt, an official said.

Judge Ke Sakhan, of Phnom Penh Municipal Court, convicted 15-year-old Tong Chen, alias Lao Chamrong, of premeditated murder and sentenced him during a trial yesterday, said Nget Sarath, the prosecutor who attended the trial.