Cambodian authorities charge Chinese couple are charged with murder and torture of of glamorous South Korean influencer

Body of social influencer BJ Ahyeong, was found dumped in a pit on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia

BJ Ahyeong, real name Byun Ah-yeong, 33, a K-pop DJ with 500,000 followers, was an influencer for AfreecaTV, a South Korean video-streaming service

Weeks earlier she had given up her influencer persona and was going to ‘live as a normal person for the time being’.

Lai Wenshao, 30, and his girlfriend Cai Huijuan, 39, have been charged with murder and torture

BJ [Broadcast Jockey], Ahyeong was last seen alive at the medical clinic run by the suspects

Beauty-obsessed BJ reportedly was on vacation with a friend in Cambodia when she vanished, but was traced to have checked in to the couple’s clinic

Suspects claim they abandoned Ahyeong‘s body after she had seizures and died while receiving treatment at their clinic on June 4

Ahyeong’s body was discovered wrapped in a red rug in a ditch in the country’s Kandal province on June 6

Her body appeared to have been brutalized and beaten, covered in bruises, authorities await the postmortem to ascertain cause of death..

Lai and Cai face life imprisonment if convicted of the charge.

J Ahyeong was an influencer for AfreecaTV, a South Korean video streaming service

A glamorous South Korean influencer has been found dead and dumped in a pit in Cambodia weeks after she quit her social media career.
The body of BJ Ahyeong was discovered covered in bruises and wrapped in a red rug in a ditch in the country’s Kandal province on June 6. Police say her neck appears to have been broken.
BJ Ahyeong, real name Byun Ah-yeong, 33, was a K-pop DJ with 500,000 followers on Instagram and social media influencer for AfreecaTV, a South Korean video-streaming service.
Cambodian police have since arrested and charged a Chinese couple with ‘murder accompanied by torture’. Ahyeong who reportedly was beauty-obsessed, was visiting Cambodia on vacation with a friend and was last seen alive at the medical clinic run by the duo in Phnom Penh.
Interviewed by police, medical proprietors, Lai Wenshao, 30, and his girlfriend Cai Huijuan, 39, claimed that they abandoned the patient’s body after she had seizures and died while receiving treatment at their clinic on June 4.
They face life imprisonment if convicted of the charge.

The Chinese couple, Lai Wenshao and his girlfriend Cai Huijuan, [photo], have been charged with murder and torture

According to South Korean media, Byun Ah-yeong, aka ‘BJ Ahyeong’, in March posted on social media that she was giving up her influencer persona and was going to ‘live as a normal person for the time being’.
On Tuesday, Lim Soo-suk, spokesman for South Korea’s foreign ministry, said local authorities were investigating the ‘unfortunate incident’.
‘The foreign ministry is providing necessary consular assistance to the bereaved family in a timely manner,’ he added.
Police tracked her itinerary in Cambodia that led to the arrest and questioning of the Chinese couple running the clinic.

BJ Ahyeong, real name Byun Ah-yeong, 33, a K-pop DJ with 500,000 followers on Instagram, was an influencer for AfreecaTV, a South Korean video-streaming service

The suspects claimed Ah-yeong died at their clinic on June 4, shortly before 6pm, when she had a seizure while being given a saline drop with the brand name Sheng Li Yan Shui.
They allegedly panicked and wrapped her in a red mat, tied it up, and stuffed her in the trunk of a Toyota Prius before driving more than 50 miles away to dump the body in the neighboring region.
Despite the alleged confession, police said they continue to collect evidence and build a case before the suspects will be arraigned in court.

The body of South Korean influencer Byun Ah-yeong was discovered, wrapped in a red carpet and dumped in a pit on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia on June 6

Kandal Stung District Police said in a statement: ‘In cooperation with the criminal force of the Kandal Provincial Commissioner and the Provincial Armed Forces, we are conducting an investigation into this brutal murder case, and we are searching for any witnesses who may have seen any strangers in the area or vehicle to transport the body.’
When locals found her a decomposing body ditched in the sewers and wrapped in cloth, Cambodian police initially thought she was from China and had been sexually trafficked or held hostage – a common crime among those from Communist China. 
However, the victim was identified as a South Korean broadcast jockey [BJ], who had arrived as a tourist.
Her body appeared to have been brutalized and beaten, covered in bruises, but authorities are still waiting for the postmortem examination result to ascertain the cause of death.
Officers said they are investigating whether Ah-yeong suffered the injuries before she died or the bones were broken and bruised in the course of disposal.
The Lai and Cai have been remanded in custody while investigations are ongoing.