Buzzy Bees burger bar owners Hoa Tek Chiem and his wife Heang Kim Gau were set to retire

Fresh details about the future plans of a couple affectionately known to locals a “Ma” and “Pa”, who were found dead in their Western Sydney burger shop have been revealed

Hoa Tek Chiem and Heang Kim Gau, who were found dead in their takeaway shop, Buzzy Bee's Burger House. Picture: Facebook.

A couple allegedly killed inside their burger shop had made plans to retire.

Hoa Tek Chiem, 69, and his wife Heang Kim Gau, 68, known to their customers as “Ma and Pa”, were found stabbed to deathon Saturday morning inside the takeaway shop they owned and operated at Cambridge Park for the past 30 years.

One of their two sons, Allan Chiem, 31, has been charged with their murder after he was dramatically arrested by police inside the family’s Canley Heights home in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Shop owners in the Oxford St strip of shops near Buzzy Bees Burger House, as well as customers, said it was “widely known” the couple was retiring early next year.

Police allege Allan Chiem stabbed to death his parents then fled through a roof cavity.

Sources close to the investigation said police will allege he motivated by a family rift.

Locals leave flower tributes to the couple outside their shop in Oxford Street, Cambridge Park. Picture: NewsWire / Simon Bullard.

A neighbour at the family’s Wyong St home said there was also a daughter but she was not often around.

“I’m pretty sure there was two sons and a daughter but you mainly only ever saw the sons,” a neighbour said.

Martin Swinnerton was the last customer “Ma and Pa” ever served, when he ordered takeaway on Friday night.

“We became good friends over the years, and I’m going to miss them deeply,” Mr Swinnerton said.

“Going to miss you two and your delicious tasting food, especially your steak sandwiches. RIP you beautiful people.”

Longtime customer Dom Stevens said Buzzy Bees was the heart of the neighbourhood.

“Tek and Kim were beautiful, hardworking Cambodian people who became hardworking Australians, loved by the community,” he said.

A vigil is being held for the couple on Saturday night at Allsopp Oval in Cambridge Park from 7pm.

Tributes in front of the shop. Picture: Jonathan Ng

“Our community has suffered an unimaginable loss with the tragic passing of Tek and Kim. For over 30 years, they dedicated their lives to serving us with kindness, warmth, and the most incredible food. They weren’t just hardworking individuals, they were a part of our family,” an organiser wrote.

It comes as a vigil will be held this weekend for a husband and wife allegedly murdered inside their takeaway shop who have been remembered as the ‘heart and soul’ of the community.

Facebook post of a man acting suspiciously in Cambridge Park who is possibly connected to the deaths of Hoa Tek Chiem and Heang Kim Gau, who were found dead in their takeaway shop, Buzzy Bee’s Burger House in Cambridge Park

Footage taken on Sunday showed a man disguised in black, climbing on top of the strip of shops where the couple’s store is located. The video was circulating on social media in the hours after the murder.Police will allege Allan Chiem was the man on the roof.

Local resident Ben Keans said a vigil will be held on Saturday to honour the couple’s memory.

“Our community has suffered an unimaginable loss with the tragic passing of Tek and Kim. For over 30 years, they dedicated their lives to serving us with kindness, warmth, and the most incredible food. They weren’t just hardworking individuals—they were a part of our family,” Mr Keans posted.

“To honour Tek and Kim’s memory and to support their family, we invite you to join us for a community vigil. Together, let’s celebrate their lives and create a space for healing and remembrance.”

Ben Keans said a vigil will take place this weekend. Picture Thomas Lisson

NSW Police alleged in court on Sunday that Allan killed his parents at the Oxford St burger house between 6-8am on Sunday, then fled. He was arrested the following morning.

The vigil will be held at Allsopp Oval at Cambridge Park from 7pm.

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