DPA
Phnom Penh - An abandoned pregnant wife and mother tracked down her errant husband and incited an angry mob to chase and corner him by yelling "Help! Thief," a local newspaper reported Wednesday. The Koh Santepheap daily reported Chun Ly, 42, tracked her husband down in the northern tourist town of Siem Reap, more than 400 kilometres from the capital, to take her revenge.
The paper said the man had taken off with the couple's new motorbike three months earlier, leaving Ly pregnant and caring for three young children alone.
Ly waited until he was cornered by the mob and weeping in terror, before wading through the crowd and revealing he was actually not a thief but just a deadbeat dad, the paper reported.
The trick was a dangerous one for the husband. A lack of faith in the police and judiciary has made mob lynchings and killings of suspected criminals commonplace in Cambodia.
The paper said it was unclear whether Ly's prank had convinced the man to return home, or at least to return the motorbike.
The paper said the man had taken off with the couple's new motorbike three months earlier, leaving Ly pregnant and caring for three young children alone.
Ly waited until he was cornered by the mob and weeping in terror, before wading through the crowd and revealing he was actually not a thief but just a deadbeat dad, the paper reported.
The trick was a dangerous one for the husband. A lack of faith in the police and judiciary has made mob lynchings and killings of suspected criminals commonplace in Cambodia.
The paper said it was unclear whether Ly's prank had convinced the man to return home, or at least to return the motorbike.
1 comment:
That ought to teach a lesson to those ladies who been tricked by men. Hopefully more ladies will follow this concept by yelling thief and have their boyfriends/husbands/players cornered and scared for their life. Since Cambodia public often killed petty law breakers such as a thief, this will make the guys think twice before making any foolish mistake with any lady they perceived to be an easy prey.
But of course, it wouldn’t be a joke if you were accused to be a thief of any kind in Cambodia; it could be the last practical joke played on you before the authorities arrive.
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