Traffic police to begin carrying guns on patrol

(China Daily) Updated: 2014-09-23 07:57

Jiangxi

Man stole from 11 homes to buy drugs

A man from Hunan province was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 10,000 yuan ($1,630) for stealing cellphones, tablet computers and cigarettes worth 47,977 yuan from 11 homes in a Yichun neighborhood in the summer of 2013. He stole to feed his drug habit, Xinhua News Agency reported.

Zhejiang

72-year-old chases dream to be lawyer

A 72-year-old man with cancer has pursued his dream of becoming a lawyer by taking the national judicial examination 19 times, youth.cn reported on Monday. Shi Zulin, a resident of Yongkang, studied law for more than 30 years. He first took the national judicial exam in 1993, and continued even after being diagnosed with gallbladder cancer in 2001. On Saturday, he took the exam for the 19th time.

Employee embezzled for luxury lifestyle

A 21-year-old man in Longyou county was sentenced to six years in prison for embezzling 240,000 yuan ($39,080) in water charges from the county's tap water company where he worked. He stole the money in order to pay for his luxury lifestyle, visiting nightclubs and staying in five-star hotels, China News Service reported.

Guangdong

Woman wins suit after wrong X-rays used

A Guangzhou hospital was ordered by a court to pay more than 30,000 yuan ($4,885) compensation to a patient for giving her the wrong X-ray, Guangzhou Daily reported. The woman underwent two surgeries to remove kidney stones in 2010 and 2012 based on X-rays that were discovered not to be hers. She sued the hospital.

Chest pains lead to discovery of 'twin'

A 20-year-old man in Zhuhai was diagnosed with a tumor when he went to a hospital complaining of chest pains, Guangzhou Daily reported. The tumor consisted of tissues from a twin brother who was never born. Doctors removed the brother's tissue.