A high school student in Luxian County, Shandong Province, cut off part of a finger recently to show his regret for cheating his parents of money.

Liangliang, 14, asked for extra 400 yuan (US$49) from his parents last week, saying that the money would be used to pay next term's tuition fees.

However, Liangliang planned to spend the money on playing online games.

Finding out the truth from other students, the parents were furious and scolded the boy for his dishonesty. To show how sorry he was, Liangliang grabbed a knife from the table and chopped a part of his little finger.

The emergency surgery to reattach Liangliang's finger cost his parents 6,000 yuan (US$740).

Qilu Evening News