They say revenge is a dish best served cold, but for a sacked worker at a timber firm, his belated attempt to get back at his old employer backfired badly.

The 23-year-old man was arrested in Ratanakkiri province‘s Banlung town on Tuesday night after sneaking into the firm’s office looking for cash and tools to nick.

But a worker spied the intruder and raised the alarm, waking everyone up. Police were called and the disgruntled former employee arrested.

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