China Police Blotter

[Randy W]

Only a little bit interesting, but I decided to post it after reading about the guy who snuck into his school's cafeteria to steal tomatoes, and ended up suing them after falling into the soup

 

From the SCMP

 

Young Chinese couple ignore security guards to bathe in famed fountain

Also, man sends naked images of his ex-wife to her father as part of a revenge plot and primary school makes 137,000 yuan payout to student

 

 

 

HUBEI

Public exhibitionists

Two young people were spotted taking showers in their swimsuits in a fountain in front of Wuhan's landmark Guanggu Square, the Chutian Metropolis Daily reports. Witnesses said the pair were in their early 30s and remained at the scene for about 10 minutes despite the intervention of a nearby security guard. They brought body wash, and left only after a group of security guards were called to the scene to help.

Family homes destroyed

Two families from Wuhan were "mistakenly" forced to evacuate their residences at midnight and witnessed the demolition of their homes, the Chutian Metropolis Daily reports. They told the paper several young men who were armed woke them up at about 3am and forced them to move out. They witnessed their houses being demolished along with their all belongings inside, according to the report.

 

 

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CHONGQING

Revenge porn fails

A man from Chongqing sent naked images of his ex-wife to her father as part of a revenge plot after he tried unsuccessfully to remarry the woman, news portal Chinanews.com reports. The couple had been married for two decades before they were divorced in 2014 after the man started to gamble. His ex-father-in-law called the police, and asked the man to delete the photos.

Pupil seeks payout

A primary school in Nanchuan has been ordered to pay 137,000 yuan in compensation to a student after he sneaked into the kitchen and fell into a bucket of hot soup, news portal Chinanews.com reports. The student was treated for severe burns in hospital for 124 days. His family took the case to court after the school refused to pay for his medical bills. The court ruled against the school's claim that the student should bare sole responsibility for the accident as he violated regulations and sneaked into the kitchen to steal tomatoes.

 

GUANGDONG

Son leaps into river 3 times

A 29-year-old man with suicidal tendencies from Guangzhou jumped into a river three times in a single day after the same police failed to rescue him several times, the New Express reports. The man sneaked out from the hospital, and the police eventually called the man's father to take him home. The father said the man recently ran away from home after being yelled at.

Teen foils kidnapper

A court in Guangzhou has jailed a man who attempted to kidnap a 15-year-old boy but failed because he was not strong enough to force the boy into his car, the Guangzhou Daily reports. The court heart the man rented an apartment in a high-end gated community to prey on rich children on their way home. The boy eluded him and called passers-by to help. The man fled the scene but was soon captured. He has been sentenced to three years and six months in prison.

 

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SHAANXI

Teacher disciplined pupils

A primary school teacher from Ankang drew criticism online after a photo of her forcing four pupils to kneel on the ground at noon as part of punishment was widely circulated on social media, the Huashang Daily reports. A director admitted the mistake, saying the school had arranged counselling for the four students and would fire the teacher. It is unclear why the students were punished.

Bad luck for bride

A man from Shenmu county stabbed his wife following their wedding after she refused to follow a custom and drink water adulterated with ashes of a talisman, the Huashang Daily reports. The woman was sent to hospital with cuts on her chest, arms and fingers. The man said his mother got the talisman from a fortune teller and it was supposed to bring the couple good luck.

 

SICHUAN

Sad wife becomes nun

A man from Luzhou who has searched for his missing wife for 16 years sued her for compensation after he learned she had become a nun, news website Lzep.cn reports. The wife ran away from home in the 1990s after the couple argued. Searching for tranquility, she became a nun and asked for a divorce. The man traced her to a temple in late 2014. The court ruled against his request for compensation.

Bears found in taxi

Police from Qingchuan county have found two baby wild black bears in a taxi during a routine check at a toll station, West China City Daily reports. The driver and two passengers have been detained. The police searched the taxi as the trio looked nervous when asked to pull over, and the authorities found the bears in a black box on the seat. The suspects confessed to buying the animals from locals as they wanted to open a black bear breeding centre.

 

ZHEJIANG

Duck neck chef detained

The owner of a duck neck restaurant in Ningbo has been detained after being discovered to have seasoned the bird with poppy buds, from which opium is made, the Du Shi Kuai Bao reports. The incident came to light after two customers underwent a urine test that yielded positive results. The two were taken were away but claimed to have only eaten duck necks before the test. The police found 1kg poppy shells

Actors must do drug tests

A television drama crew from Suzhou ordered actors to take a drug test before they started filming, news site Thepaper.cn reports. Two supporting actors said on Weibo that it was first time they had taken urine tests before a project. Several films were re-edited last year after members of the crew were caught for drug offences during the anti-drug campaign on the mainland.

 

This article appeared in the South China Morning Post print edition as Around the nation: couple go for a swin in famed fountain