Steel files are more commonly used for getting out of prison, not ending up there in the first place.

A man in Kampong Thom challenged this conventional wisdom on Sunday when he stabbed two men with a file after a drunken argument before fleeing.

The police arrested two other members of his party, who were quick to protest their innocence and squarely point the finger of blame at their AWOL drinking buddy.

KOH SANTEPHEAP