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Crook gets away by bribing his victim
(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-05-28 13:20

A crime victim accosted the crook who robbed him but let him escape after the man paid him 200 yuan ($29) to release him.

The crook stole the man's wallet near Sanmen County People's Hospital in Taizhou, Zhejiang province, on Saturday morning. When the man cried out for help, several people helped him detain the thief.

After they called police, the thief quietly gave his victim the money and asked to be released.

Everyone around was stunned and enraged.

(Taizhou Evening News)