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Road accident victim's kin forgive disabled culprit
(China Daily)
Updated: 2010-09-01 09:15
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Following are a series of news reports from Chinese media recently:
China Scene: West
Road accident victim's kin forgive disabled culprit
A disabled man who accidentally mowed down an old lady with his special three-wheeled vehicle in Rongchang county of Chongqing municipality was spared the hammer of justice after the victim's family forgave him.
The 46-year-old man, a cobbler, is paralyzed waist down. Last year, he spent his life savings to buy the special vehicle.
Days later, he crashed into the old lady, who died on the spot.
The accused begged the victim's family for mercy and promised to cough up 40,000 yuan ($5,876) in compensation.
Since he was short of funds, he said he would pay the family 200 yuan every month until the entire amount is paid off.
His sincerity moved the victim's family, who dropped all charges.
(Chongqing Morning Post)
'Depressed' man jumps in river, ends up manhandled
A 20-year-old man who jumped into the Yangtze River in a bid to end his life was spotted clinging to a log and was forcibly pulled ashore on Sunday.
A resident first spotted the man floating in the middle of the river and phoned the police.
As rescuers approached the man, he refused help, saying he wanted to drown. The rescuers, however, would not hear a word of it. They dragged him out of the water.
According to the man's mother, who arrived on the scene minutes later, her son is under too much academic pressure, which has made him depressed.
(Chongqing Morning Post)
South
Cheat who duped teen with promise of high pay jailed
A woman who duped a teenager of 3,645 yuan ($536) was sentenced to five months in jail and fined 3,000 yuan for fraud in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, recently.
Hu Hongmei, 33, posted an advertisement online promising to pay a tour guide 100,000 yuan for showing a seriously ill patient a good time. According to the ad, the money would be paid once the contract is signed, and if the patient was satisfied with the tour, the guide would get another 590,000 yuan as a bonus.
Yan saw the ad in January and jumped at the opportunity. He contacted Hu, who told him that he would have to first deposit 3,645 yuan as notary fee and personal income tax, before 100,000 yuan is transferred to his account.
Yan stole 3,000 yuan from his father's wallet and gave the amount to Yan, who asked him to deposit another 5,000 yuan. That's when the 15-year-old realized he had been sucked into a scam.
Yan told his father, who asked a friend to pretend to be interested in the ad so the police could catch Hu red-handed.
(Nanfang Daily)
Central
Five on trial for stealing farm animals on moonless nights
A five-member gang was prosecuted recently for stealing farm animals in Xinmi, Henan province.
Led by Zhang Zhanwei, who once served a four-year jail term for damaging public property, the gang is accused of stealing 39 cows and 31 goats and sheep in just three months.
The loss of cattle, which can each sell for as much as 10,000 yuan ($1,470), had caused panic among the villagers, who reported the matter to the police.
After the gang's arrest, Zhang said they only ventured out to steal during the first five and last 10 days of each lunar calendar month, when the moon is invisible.
(Zhengzhou Evening News)
Woman disregards family to marry leukemia patient
A woman tied the knot with her lover who was recently diagnosed with leukemia in Qingfeng county, Henan province.
Yao Zhaotao and Li Ruiyan, both 27, met at a party three years ago and "fell in love at the first sight".
They got to know Yao had leukemia when they were planning their wedding late last year. Despite opposition from her family, Li married Yao last week.
"No matter what, I will always be with my husband," Li said at her wedding.
(Dahe Daily)
East
Man rides 2,000 km on bike in search of neighbor's wife
A 60-year-old man in Ilan county of Taiwan, has ridden 2,000 kilometers on his bicycle in search of his neighbor's mentally challenged wife.
Chan Shun-hing's wife has not returned since she left home for a walk on June 5.
Wong Kin-kwok, Chan's neighbor, has since been on his bicycle, carrying posters of the missing woman all over the county, hoping to bring her back to his neighbor, who is suffering from terminal cancer.
(United Daily News)
