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No jail can hold prolific Phnom Penh cat burglar

| Publication date 05 March 2015 | 07:06 ICT

No jail can hold prolific Phnom Penh cat burglar

A notorious capital burglar has proved just as adept at breaking out as breaking in. Police said the man, who’d been working his way through Phnom Penh’s homes for years, was finally arrested and sent to the Daun Penh district jail on Monday.

But before the night was through, he had escaped. No details have yet been provided on how he accomplished it, but police are now trying to hunt him down … again. DEUM AMPIL

Contact author: Phak Seangly

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