China Scene: Central

Two teens held for killing, robbing to pay for abortion

Two teenagers were recently arrested on charges of robbing and killing a storeowner only because one of them needed money for his girlfriend's abortion in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan province.

Pei, 19, and Li, 17, both residents of the city's Yanling county, are accused of killing the owner of an underwear store before making off with her suitcase and laptop worth a total of some 2,800 yuan ($420) on July 20.