article_snippet: Michael Hay was working as a cashier in a tourist bungalow on the exotic island of Koh Rong, 15 miles off the coast of Sihanoukville, when a gang of robbers in Cambodia burst in at 11.30pm on Thursday, lashing out with machetes and clubs.
article_snippet: Michael Hay was working as a cashier in a tourist bungalow on the exotic island of Koh Rong, 15 miles off the coast of SihanoukvilleSihanoukville, when a gang of robbers in Cambodia burst in at 11.30pm on Thursday .
article_snippet: There were two or three perpetrators and we found knives, batons and rocks at the scene which were used as weapons.
article_snippet: Provincial police chief Seang Kosal said Mr Hay was working as a cashier at the bungalows - part of a large workforce of foreign backpackers who have descended on Sihanoukville region looking for odd jobs.
article_snippet: But what appeals as a dream working location comes at a price, for the area has become notorious for assaults, robbery and rip-off merchants.
article_snippet: Interior Minister Sar Khen has already sent a team of high-level police to Sihanoukville to investigate a spate of recent violence - including stabbings, brawls, a drive-by shooting and even explosions - in which foreigners have been victims.
highlights_snippet: Gang burst in to tourist bungalow at 11.30pm on Thursday night .
  