Police in Hainan have been left bemused by a local thief who repeatedly raided a city centre hotel but only stole soaps and tissues.

Last week alone, the 23-year-old farmer, surnamed Ji, was caught on three separate occasions in the Wanning Hotel.

But after cleaning up, police could only give the culprit a verbal dressing down as the tissues and soaps were deemed too inexpensive to press charges.

It is not known why Ji entered the hotel.

Nanguo Metropolis News