Moto thieves work in mysterious ways, and in this case decided to beat up only one of the men they robbed in the capital’s Sen Sok district early yesterday.

On their way home from a night out dancing, three men were stopped by 10 suspects in front of a school, who snatched away their ride, singled out one for a pummelling, then fled into the night.

The unscathed lads lifted their clobbered comrade and all three headed off to report the incident at the nearest police station.

Nokorwat