Would-be thief ends up stealing people's hearts

A mother who was caught stealing a fried chicken drumstick and a storybook as a gift for her sick daughter on International Children's Day has ended up warming the hearts of the public.

The woman, surnamed Liu, was stopped by supermarket staff in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, on Tuesday evening, the day before.

But after she told her story to police, they decided to raise money for the mother and her twin daughters.