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Phnom Penh Municipal Court in December 2021. (Ananth Baliga/VOD)

Underage Phone-Snatchers Tried in Phnom Penh Court

Two minors aged 14 and 15 were put on trial Tuesday morning for theft with violence after attempting to snatch a phone from a motorbike rider — a crime that happens three to four times a week in Phnom Penh, according to the capital’s police.