Robbers’ comedic blunder in Vietnam turns empty shop heist into a farce

In something that resembled a Laurel and Hardy slapstick sketch, two robbers in Vietnam made a pig’s ear of stealing from an empty shop when the owner returned to the store. One of the robbers fled the scene leaving his partner in crime waiting on the getaway motorcycle. The store owner then jumped on the getaway motorcycle with robber number one and asked him to pursue his friend.

CCTV footage captured the incident that took place around 9am on Monday, May 15, and understandably went viral in the online community.

Two young robbers were seen calmly circling the cafe on a motorbike.

Upon noticing no one was inside the shop, one of the wannabe robbers quickly jumped off the motorbike and entered the shop to commit the robbery. He decided to steal a large metal ladder while his partner remained on the motorbike, waiting outside.

However, when the robber was…