Compiled by ZAKIAH KOYA and C. ARUNO
WHILE throwing a tantrum, a young boy in China destroyed an Italian crystal chandelier worth 300,000 yuan (RM178,280), but his parents offered to pay less than 10% as compensation, reported Sin Chew Daily.
The incident took place at the residence of a well-known influencer in Shanghai, known as Tail Brother, during a family visit.
One of the visitors was a young boy who was captivated by a Labubu plush doll adorned with jewellery.
When informed that he could not have the doll, the boy became upset and began to cry in frustration.
He picked up a remote control and threw it upwards, shattering the mirrored ceiling and damaging the crystal chandelier in the living room.
Photos shared by Tail Brother depict the damaged chandelier lying on the floor, alongside fragments of the shattered mirrored ceiling strewn across the room.
According to him, the mirrored ceiling was valued at 100,000 yuan (RM59,426), while the chandelier was estimated to cost 300,000 yuan.
Despite the damage, the boy refused to apologise.
The parents instructed Tail Brother not to share the story online, expressing concern that any backlash might negatively impact their son.
Instead, they offered 20,000 yuan (RM11,885) in compensation to be paid in two installments.
Tail Brother reluctantly accepted the offer.
“Elders love to use family ties as a form of emotional blackmail. They really have no sense of boundaries,” he wrote on Xiaohongshu.
The influencer said he has asked an interior designer to evaluate the damage and recommend repairs.
When the story went viral, many netizens blamed the parents for spoiling their child.
“Bratty kids are a product of over-indulgent parents,” one netizen wrote.
Many urged Tail Brother to seek legal action.
> A large red suitcase discovered in a drain in New Taipei City was reported by China Press to contain a decomposing body.
The incident occurred on July 28, when police received a report from members of the public regarding a suitcase that had been discovered in a drain.
When police opened it up, they found a man’s body covered in maggots.
CCTV footage showed a man, believed to be the victim’s 29-year-old son, dragging the red suitcase in the vicinity at 11pm on July 6.
According to neighbours, the deceased loved his only son and even bought him a food truck so that he could earn a living selling yam porridge and soup.
Despite the father’s efforts, the neighbours claimed that the son was not interested in the work, which was a source of conflict between the two. According to police, the son is now the main suspect.
However, they were uncertain if this was a murder case, as there were no external wounds on the deceased’s body.
Police are continuing their investigation to determine the suspect’s motive for disposing of the corpse.
The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a, it denotes a separate news item.
