By Goh Yi Han

A THIEF who tried to steal a mobile phone from a 16th-storey flat in Jurong West ended up being chased to the ground floor by its 28-year-old occupant.

The man, who is a technician, had left his flat door unlocked and was on the computer with his back to the door.

He turned around when he heard a noise, to see a man, who had a fair complexion and looked to be in his 20s, in the doorway.

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