Chinese woman steals iPhone in Fujian after ripping anti-theft cord with her teeth


The woman seemed to check if anyone else is watching her before chewing at a cord that secures one phone to its display stand. - SCREENGRABS: NEWSFLARE

BEIJING (The Straits Times/ANN): Seeking a new phone she could not afford, a woman in China bit off more than she could chew when she stole an iPhone from an Apple store – after gnawing through the anti-theft cord with her bare teeth.

In surveillance camera footage that has been circulated online, the woman – identified by her surname Qiu – can be seen entering what appears to be an electronics store and making a beeline for the phones.

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