China Scene: Central

Woman divorces mystery husband

A woman surnamed Le was forced to file a lawsuit in Wuxue, Hubei province, to divorce her mystery husband.

A week after Le and her boyfriend went to register for marriage, the office told her she was already married to a man surnamed Yin.

But, Le had never met the man before.

When Le told her mother the news, she learned her mother had several years ago lent Le's identity card to a fellow villager - as the villager was not legally old enough to be married at the time.

Wuxue Intermediate People's Court recently nodded Le's application for divorce in a public hearing.

(Changjiang commercial News)

Thief gets karma sent back his way

A thief surnamed Liu has been detained by police after being robbed by two other thieves.

Liu sought police help after two robbers stole his wallet in Jiaozuo, Henan province. But, the two thieves, surnamed Yao and Fan, told Liu they were only stealing his wallet to teach him a lesson. They had earlier seen Liu robbing a young lady for her wallet.

Liu became angry and reported the incident to authorities. Police later detained all three thieves.

(Dongfang Jinbao News)

(China Daily 06/05/2008 page6)