Staged crash damages luxury car

A convict who spent 13 years on the run after killing a man in a fight in 1998 saw his mother for the first time in two decades onMarch 28. Li Chen was just 17 when he became a fugitive and from that point until surrendering to police, he was unable to see his parents. He was sentenced to 12 years behind bars in 2012. After seeing his mother, he said he wished he had turned himself in earlier. A man in Jingbian county who faked a traffic accident in an attempt to commit insurance fraud was jailed for three years with a fouryear reprieve onMarch 7. The 27-year-old, surnamed Shi, was found guilty of colluding with three other drivers, surnamedMiao, Zhang and Lei, to stage the crash in August. Shi had damaged his luxury car previously, but did not have enough money to pay for it to be repaired. His car sustained about 100,000 yuan ($14,400) worth of damage in the staged crash. In addition to his jail sentence, Shi was also fined 10,000 yuan. A woman in Nanjing who claims she was spied on while getting changed is seeking compensation from the hotel where she stayed for her wedding. The bride, surnamed He, said she saw several men in the room next door watching her get dressed after taking a bath. They were apparently able to do so because of the way the hotel’s windows are designed. He said she suspected that her sister and two nieces had also been spied upon. Police have launched an investigation into the incident.