Guangzhou's Panyu District People's Court on Tuesday threw out a lawsuit filed by a local man against his former wife, who had clipped their wedding photos into pieces.

Wang sought compensation for the damage of his commemorative articles valued at 1,000 yuan (US$125), plus spiritual compensation of 10,000 yuan (US$1,250). He had wanted to keep the wedding photos as keepsake, but his ex-wife used scissors to cut the photos into pieces after they got divorced early this year.

The court said the wedding photos were owned by both Zhang and his wife, and she had the right to damage the photos after their divorce.

Guangzhou Daily