An angry group of villagers called a bumbling burglar’s bluff, chasing him out of a neighbourhood home yesterday.

The failed thief entered a house in Chbar Ampov armed with a toy gun, which he pointed at a small boy’s head, demanding payment.

The boy’s grandmother escaped and frantically appealed to locals for help. When a mob of villagers stormed the house, the robber tossed his useless weapon and fled.

Koh Santepheap