Two bag-snatchers got far more than they bargained for after successfully grabbing a girl’s bag in Poipet town on Sunday.

Police said the duo had made their move as a girl crossed a city street.

Unfortunately for them, the street was thick with passersby, who quickly encircled them and dished out a heaping helping of mob justice.

Witnesses said it was only the arrival of police that kept the duo from meeting an untimely end at the hands of the crowd.

Koh Santepheap