It was the case of the cowardly criminal. A man, 25, was arrested in Meanchey district on Saturday after he broke into someone’s house – and was left screaming in fear when the owner confronted him.

After roaming the house looking for stuff to take, the burglar was scared silly when the front door opened and he came face-to-face with man whose house he was looting. The owner, able to hold his nerve, apprehended the suspect until police arrived. DEUM AMPIL