China Scene: East

Thief's disguise could not hide revealing birthmark

A robber in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, could never have expected that he would be caught by a mole on his neck and a birthmark on his forehead.

On Saturday morning the robber, surnamed Wu, knocked down a woman in a bank's self-service area with a brick, and robbed her of about 800 yuan ($122). Video surveillance showed that Wu was wearing a black respirator and had long hair.