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Thief takes phone, fails to steal wife
A hotblooded mobile phone thief, surnamed Zhang, was detained after he attempted to date the wife of his victim, surnamed Li, in Wuhan on April 6. Zhang stole Li’s phone at a cybercafe and then contacted Li’s wife requesting sex after he was attracted by photos stored on the phone. Li’s wife pretended to agree to meet Zhang in a hotel, where police were waiting to detain the thief. gency brakes to avoid colliding with the car. Police are investigating why the car was parked there and are seeking its owner. in Nanjing is a relative. Wang, 29, has been told by officials in the Xuanwu district marriage registration center that he can still marry, as the Marriage Law only prohibits couples linked within three generations. Wang’s greatgrandmother is the sister of his fiancee’s grandmother, which pushes them past the legal threshold. However, experts say the couple should have a premarital examination and consult a doctor to see whether their union might affect their children’s health. riverside restaurant, was thanked by Zhang’s family after the rescue and offered a reward, which he declined. Zhang died in hospital eight days later, and her family sued the city’s river management department. They recently decided to list Li as a second defendant, alleging surveillance video showed Zhang fell into the river because the road had been made slippery by dirty water poured by employees from Li’s restaurant. demanded compensation after a food deliveryman entered the women’s dressing room of a fitness center in Hangzhou while she was naked. The woman, surnamed Li, said the deliveryman had looked at her for three to four seconds before leaving. The manager of the fitness center said the man had walked into the wrong room by accident. Li reported the incident to police, but the deliveryman had left by the time officers arrived at the center. The manager apologized and offered to refund the balance of Li’s 2,500 yuan ($400) annual membership fee — about 1,000 yuan — but refused to pay compensation.