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Man swallows chopstick to catch wife's attention

His wife didn't take much notice of him "so a man swallowed a chopstick to attract her attention, reports Chongqing Commercial News.

Earlier this week, Zhang "a resident of Chongqing Municipality "ignored her husband, as usual, when he said he wanted to buy a coat. The next thing she knew, he was gasping for breath. The husband finally revealed why he had swallowed the chopstick. It was removed after surgery on Wednesday.

Father, son held for hunting wildlife

A father and son who poached two wild animals in a nature reserve in Southwest China's Sichuan Province were arrested earlier this week, reports Tianfu Morning Post.

Acting on a tip-off, police caught Li Youfa and his father after they left a mountain; and the bodies of a goral and a porcupine "both on the country's protected list "were found on them.

Badminton racquet strikes woman into coma

A badminton enthusiast who had his eyes only on the game accidentally struck an elderly woman on the head with his racquet "and she has fallen into a coma, reports Tianfu Morning Post.

Li, a restaurant assistant in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province, was playing badminton in front of the restaurant on Tuesday, and failed to notice a woman walking towards him. His racquet landed hard on her head; and she is being treated at a hospital.

Doctor in a hurry does wrong procedure

A 20-year-old woman whose hymen was damaged by a doctor during surgery has filed a complaint against the hospital, reports Chengdu Commercial News.

Xu, a native of Chengdu, went to see the doctor for a gynaecological problem on Tuesday afternoon. However, a female doctor "anxious to get home "performed a wrong procedure in the hurry.

A patch-up surgery will be arranged for free.

Fake-currency sex leads to murder

A man who fooled a woman into having sex with fake money and was found out killed the woman, reports China West Metropolis Daily.

In September, Cao Dacai, 51, a villager in Sichuan Province, lured Xu into sex with the "money."

However, Xu accidentally discovered the money was made of common paper and had a fight with Cao, during which the man stabbed her to death with a knife. Cao was sentenced to 13 years in jail on Tuesday.

(China Daily 01/16/2004 page4)


		West 2004-01-16 07:25:56 Man swallows chopstick to catch wife's attention His wife didn't take much notice of him "so a man swallowed a chopstick to attract her attention, reports Chongqing Commercial News. Earlier this week, Zhang "a resident of Chongqing Municipality "ignored her husband, as usual, when he said he wanted to buy a coat. The next thing she knew, he was gasping for breath. The husband finally revealed why he had swallowed the chopstick. It was removed after surgery on Wednesday. Father, son held for hunting wildlife A father and son who poached two wild animals in a nature reserve in Southwest China's Sichuan Province were arrested earlier this week, reports Tianfu Morning Post. Acting on a tip-off, police caught Li Youfa and his father after they left a mountain; and the bodies of a goral and a porcupine "both on the country's protected list "were found on them. Badminton racquet strikes woman into coma A badminton enthusiast who had his eyes only on the game accidentally struck an elderly woman on the head with his racquet "and she has fallen into a coma, reports Tianfu Morning Post. Li, a restaurant assistant in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province, was playing badminton in front of the restaurant on Tuesday, and failed to notice a woman walking towards him. His racquet landed hard on her head; and she is being treated at a hospital. Doctor in a hurry does wrong procedure A 20-year-old woman whose hymen was damaged by a doctor during surgery has filed a complaint against the hospital, reports Chengdu Commercial News. Xu, a native of Chengdu, went to see the doctor for a gynaecological problem on Tuesday afternoon. However, a female doctor "anxious to get home "performed a wrong procedure in the hurry. A patch-up surgery will be arranged for free. Fake-currency sex leads to murder A man who fooled a woman into having sex with fake money and was found out killed the woman, reports China West Metropolis Daily. In September, Cao Dacai, 51, a villager in Sichuan Province, lured Xu into sex with the "money." However, Xu accidentally discovered the money was made of common paper and had a fight with Cao, during which the man stabbed her to death with a knife. Cao was sentenced to 13 years in jail on Tuesday. (China Daily 01/16/2004 page4)



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