Chinese real estate company owner kidnapped and killed after family failed to pay $2 million crypto ransom

Odaily星球日报讯 According to Cambodian media reports, 53-year-old Chinese real estate company owner Yang Weixin was kidnapped by three suspects in the parking lot of a Phnom Penh apartment on the evening of May 29.

At 3 a.m. on May 30, the suspects used the victim's phone to send a message to his wife, demanding a $2 million cryptocurrency ransom. Because the family failed to pay, the suspects beat and suffocated the victim. At 11 a.m. that day, the victim's body was found in the back seat of a Toyota Prius in a荒地 in Langge District. The suspects sent a final message at nearly 9 a.m. saying "that's it" before going missing. Police have launched an investigation. (kohsantepheapdaily)