It was a case of “stop or I’ll shoot” – and it would likely have ended in one of those scenarios had the armed robber not crashed his motorbike.

A man who attempted to rob another rider while tailing him through the streets of Poipet on Tuesday is nursing serious injuries after losing control of his moto as he waved his gun around.

The failed robber will face court – and the prospect of prison – once doctors discharge him from hospital. KOH SANTEPHEAP