Four aspiring thieves have found themselves in court after their plans to steal a motorbike went awry on Friday.

The men had pursued their victim on two motorbikes through Phnom Penh’s Tuol Kork district, relieving him of his moto at knife-point.

However, police spotted the assailants in the act, chased them down and seized all four, as well as the stolen bike, which was returned to the uninjured victim.

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