 China Scene: Central
(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-09-12 07:44
Thief chokes on ham during supermarket heist A burglar surnamed Liu nearly choked to death when startled by a grocery store owner who discovered him munching pilfered hams in Dengfeng, Henan province. The 23-year-old was sentenced to six months in jail and fined a total of 2,500 yuan ($370) on Tuesday. Liu had broken into the supermarket in the city's Gaocheng township at about 2 am on June 30. He was gobbling ham in the store when the boss discovered him and started yelling at him. The startled Liu choked on a chunk of meat and passed out. Soon after, police arrived at the scene and detained him. (www.chinanews.com.cn) Court decides adopted son must be returned to mom Li Jianfeng was recently ordered to return his 4-year-old adopted son to his biological mother Huang Mei in Dengfeng, Henan province. Li's wife Li Suxia delivered a daughter while Huang Mei gave birth to a son in the same ward in a local hospital on May 7, 2004. Huang had only been pregnant for seven months and was worried about the boy's premature birth. When Li found Huang did not really want her son, he offered to adopt the boy, and Huang agreed. But four years later, she brought him to court for refusing to return her son. The court ruled Li must return the boy to Huang, and Huang must pay 30,000 yuan ($4,400) in compensation. Li complied with the decision and said he hoped he and his wife could visit the boy in the future. (Dongfang Jinbao News) (China Daily 09/12/2008 page5) |
