The girl took the money and spent it on online gaming purchases, mobile phones, clothing and food. Her distressed parents sought police assistance in recovering some of the money. — SCMP
Police in China helped to recover part of 120,000 yuan (US$18,000 or RM78,896) a teenager stole from her mother that was needed for an operation and went on a shopping spree.
The mother, surnamed Jia, and her husband, surnamed Li, called police in Baoding, Hebei province in northern China, to report that their 14-year-old daughter had spent the money on an online shopping spree on paid gaming accounts, mobile phones, clothes, and food.
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