A confused man in Phnom Penh’s Choam Chao commune was probably even more befuddled after being attacked by a mob as he attempted to unlock the wrong door at a rental room complex for garment workers.

On Monday evening, the man had attempted to unlock the door to a room he thought was his brother’s.

Alarmed, the room’s actual owner, a young woman, began screaming for help, prompting neighbours to descend on the man and shower him with punches.

Police arrived on the scene, sorted things out, and the matter was resolved without charges.

Rasmei Kampuchea