British man, despondent over unemployment, hangs self
British man, despondent over unemployment, hangs self
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British man, despondent over unemployment, hangs self
Byline: ផ្កាយព្រឹក
Sunday, 10th November, 2013, 3:21 pm
-Phnom Penh
-The body of a British man was found hanging in his house by his girlfriend in what police have determined to be a suicide.
-The discovery was made at 2:10 am, 10th November, 2013, in House 202 Eo, Street 51, Group 61, Village 10, Psar Tmey 3 Commune, Daun Penh District, Phnom Penh.
-The victim was identified as ‘MCCANN MICHAEL PATRICK,’ a 27 year old British citizen, holding passport ១០៦២៤៨៩២១ (106248921), who had entered Cambodia on a tourist visa, and who had been residing at the place of his suicide.
-A 30 year old woman named Set Chuntoeun, who identified herself as the victim’s girlfriend, stated that before the incident the British man, her boyfriend, had confided to her that he didn’t want to live anymore on account of having been terminated from his job; but that she had not taken his words seriously.
-She stated that on the day of the incident (would be the 9th of November) she and the British man had gone to eat out at the Soriya Mall, where a quarrel broke out because of his unemployment and no money coming in. The British man then immediately returned home while she stayed on to play video games until past midnight before returning home. There she found the door to the room (ទ្វារបន្ទប់ possibly the writer means door to the house) unlocked, opened it, and was met with the sight of the British man hanging from a black purse strap attached to the ដែកដំបូលផ្ទះ (possibly the writer means metal roof girder).
-Police investigators confirmed that the British man’s death was a suicide by hanging, and stated he had left a note that read: ‘លាហើយសង្សារ លាហើយឪពុក ម្តាយ ខ្លួនធ្វើអត្តឃាតព្រោះតែពិបាកចិត្តមិនមានការងារធ្វើ’ (Farewell, My Love, Farewell, Mom and Dad, I have taken my life on account of my troubles over being unemployed).
-After police finished their investigation, representatives from the English Embassy had the body taken to the Russian Hospital (មន្ទីរពេទ្យរុស្ស៊ី), where it waits family members to come claim it.
British man, despondent over unemployment, hangs self
Byline: ផ្កាយព្រឹក
Sunday, 10th November, 2013, 3:21 pm
-Phnom Penh
-The body of a British man was found hanging in his house by his girlfriend in what police have determined to be a suicide.
-The discovery was made at 2:10 am, 10th November, 2013, in House 202 Eo, Street 51, Group 61, Village 10, Psar Tmey 3 Commune, Daun Penh District, Phnom Penh.
-The victim was identified as ‘MCCANN MICHAEL PATRICK,’ a 27 year old British citizen, holding passport ១០៦២៤៨៩២១ (106248921), who had entered Cambodia on a tourist visa, and who had been residing at the place of his suicide.
-A 30 year old woman named Set Chuntoeun, who identified herself as the victim’s girlfriend, stated that before the incident the British man, her boyfriend, had confided to her that he didn’t want to live anymore on account of having been terminated from his job; but that she had not taken his words seriously.
-She stated that on the day of the incident (would be the 9th of November) she and the British man had gone to eat out at the Soriya Mall, where a quarrel broke out because of his unemployment and no money coming in. The British man then immediately returned home while she stayed on to play video games until past midnight before returning home. There she found the door to the room (ទ្វារបន្ទប់ possibly the writer means door to the house) unlocked, opened it, and was met with the sight of the British man hanging from a black purse strap attached to the ដែកដំបូលផ្ទះ (possibly the writer means metal roof girder).
-Police investigators confirmed that the British man’s death was a suicide by hanging, and stated he had left a note that read: ‘លាហើយសង្សារ លាហើយឪពុក ម្តាយ ខ្លួនធ្វើអត្តឃាតព្រោះតែពិបាកចិត្តមិនមានការងារធ្វើ’ (Farewell, My Love, Farewell, Mom and Dad, I have taken my life on account of my troubles over being unemployed).
-After police finished their investigation, representatives from the English Embassy had the body taken to the Russian Hospital (មន្ទីរពេទ្យរុស្ស៊ី), where it waits family members to come claim it.
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What a waste. I'm sure his family/friends could have clubbed together the $500 for a flight back home if things were that bad.
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Think this is him https://www.facebook.com/michael.mccann.35728
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A Farewell to Our Friend Michael and A Warning to Would-be Expats
Nov 11, 2013 By NickCreatives
The last time we saw Michael he was having the day of his life. He’d been struggling to make it in Cambodia as an expat but his quest for a better existence had finally turned a corner. He had been offered full-time employment in an area where his expertise brought him a (for Cambodia) huge salary and plenty of benefits. He was laughing and joking with us and chatting up the girls in the bar.
That was 2 months ago. This morning we heard that Michael was dead. The exact circumstances of his death are yet more speculation than fact. What is certainly true is the Michael had lost his dream job a month ago. His chronic alcoholism led to his dismissal. His death was suicide.
I hope he’s in a happier place now. Peter and I both liked Michael, he was young, handsome, intelligent with a genuinely pleasant personality. Sadly for him he found out the hard way that that’s not enough to carry you through expatriate life. I wish he’d have called for help rather than doing what he did but this piece isn’t a judgment on him. I don’t think suicide is for cowards. I think it must be the hardest decision anyone ever has to make in their life. I hope that no one reading this blog ever finds themselves in a position where they feel so cut off from support and hope that they consider ending their own life.
Michael, you’ll be missed mate.
A Warning to Would-be Expats
Now, if you’re reading this and thinking of becoming an expat please think carefully before you take the plunge. Life in developing nations is unforgiving. You can muck around at home, lose your job and find yourself with benefits coming in and the roof over your head secure. It might not be a great life but at least you won’t starve to death.
That isn’t true here in Cambodia or many of the other places that people wash up in looking for a better life. These countries are desperately, desperately poor. They have no mental health facilities (or indeed much in the way of any kind of health facilities). There’s no assistance for drink and drug problems. You will be thousands of miles away from the people you love and the time difference means you may be hours away from even being able to speak to someone you love.
If you have problems in your life then expatriate life is more likely to exacerbate them than it is to cure them.
Living in South East Asia is very different from holidaying here. Most expats lack the skills and qualifications to obtain a good job. If they do get a good job it is likely that it will be the only job they will ever get in that country. Losing your job leaves you with few choices and none of them good.
Every expat needs an emergency fund; enough money to get back on a plane, rent a home and live for a little while back at home if the **** hits the fan. I’ve been travelling a long time now and I know how few expats have that resource available to them.
Too many expats end up taking the hard way out instead. In China people regularly leapt from their balconies to their deaths. In Thailand and Cambodia expat suicides are so common that people have become cynical about them.
Please, please whatever you do; think about what becoming an expat means. For the vast majority, outside of multi-nationals and the high-end professional career track, it means earning a lot less money than back home. It means living in a flat or house that you wouldn’t dream of living in back home. It means not having air-conditioning. It means eating unfamiliar food all the time. All too often it means being lonely because you can’t meet the variety of people you could at home.
So before you jump on a plane ask yourself why you’re really coming out to the developing world. If the answer is that you can’t hack life at home, you’re almost certainly not going to hack it here either. Don’t end up another statistic; think long and hard about putting yourself into a position where you can handle the disappointments of expat life before you get on a plane.
Note: The Cambodia Creatives blog is generally reserved for articles about getting better value from professional freelancers. Today we’re making an exception to that rule. We think it’s important to pay our respects to our friend and to share the lesson that he learned in the hardest way possible. Normal service will be resumed later today. Thank you for reading.
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Judging from the all the crazy posts his girlfriend was writing on his wall, his suicide may have had more to do than with just his being unemployed.BURLESQUE@SDHHOTEL wrote:Think this is him https://www.facebook.com/michael.mccann.35728
My condolences to the family and friends of the deceased, they will be the ones suffering now.
I'm not a negative person, I encourage people all the time...it's usually to f**k off! But, whatever.
The Facebook link posted by BURLESQUE is him.
Mike came to live in Cambodia because he fell in love with the place after previously visiting as a tourist. Unfortunately, Cambodia not only offered the prospect of a decent job, but also a lifestyle that was easily accessible to a happy go lucky young man who literally came to Asia straight into the deep end.
He was a nice lad who had a great opportunity for a new life here, but a series of circumstances turned his dreams into a nightmare. RIP Mike.
Mike came to live in Cambodia because he fell in love with the place after previously visiting as a tourist. Unfortunately, Cambodia not only offered the prospect of a decent job, but also a lifestyle that was easily accessible to a happy go lucky young man who literally came to Asia straight into the deep end.
He was a nice lad who had a great opportunity for a new life here, but a series of circumstances turned his dreams into a nightmare. RIP Mike.
Can you elaborate please?Pisces wrote:The Facebook link posted by BURLESQUE is him.
Mike came to live in Cambodia because he fell in love with the place after previously visiting as a tourist. Unfortunately, Cambodia not only offered the prospect of a decent job, but also a lifestyle that was easily accessible to a happy go lucky young man who literally came to Asia straight into the deep end.
He was a nice lad who had a great opportunity for a new life here, but a series of circumstances turned his dreams into a nightmare. RIP Mike.
Also, do you think stories like these will cause the government to eventually crack down on people working on tourist visas?
Capital 9, what points do you want me to elaborate on?
such a disgrace.
by the way, a chronic alcoholic living in Str.51 of all places, not a smart move.
by the way, a chronic alcoholic living in Str.51 of all places, not a smart move.
Ouch, RIP, looking at the FB page, some of those girls so pretty, could probably tear any mans life apart. Careful out there.
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