Two robbers sentenced to jail terms for 10 yuan theft ( 2003-09-22 16:36) (Agencies)
A local court in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, south China, has sentenced to
jail two men who robbed merely 10 yuan (about 1.2 US dollars) from a pedestrian
this summer.
On May 8, at about 7:00 p.m., the pair, whose surnames were only disclosed as
Lin and Li, allegedly tricked the passerby, with the surname of Hu. Li pretended
to bump into Hu and broke a bottle of glucose in front of the victim. They then
demanded the victim compensate.
The victim told them he had brought nothing but 10 yuan. They did not believe
him and beat him, but they finally realized he was not lying.
The pair was caught by plainclothes police on the spot, when they pocketed
money and tried to flee the scene.
The People's Court of Luohu District sentenced Lin to three and a half years
and Li to three years of imprisonment.
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