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Anhui
Jailed for killing daughter
A father has been jailed for five years by a local court in Susong county for killing his schizophrenic daughter, the Anhui Business Daily reports. The man told the court his daughter's condition had not improved since she was diagnosed in 2006, and so he decided to end her life in February by giving her an overdose of her medication. He buried his daughter and turned himself in.
Burglar 'drops in'
Hefei police have arrested a man they allege stole cash and valuables worth more than 3 million yuan (HK$3.8 million) over the past eight months, the Anhui Business Daily reports. Police claim the 35-year-old broke into more than 30 flats at night by abseiling down ropes he fixed to the tops of buildings.
Beijing
Maid denies theft
A 38-year-old maid has pleaded not guilty in a Chaoyang district court to stealing six expensive watches and a pair of cufflinks worth nearly 1 million yuan, the Beijing Times  reports . The woman said she thought her employer no longer wanted the watches because they were found under a couch or in discarded boxes. The court has yet to give a verdict.
Parents and pupils vent
A counselling centre for emotional health located at a school has received a stream of both pupils and their parents in the two months since the new semester started, the Beijing Evening News reports. One middle-school pupil protested he thought school was unnecessary because his family owned 14 investment properties, which would be more than enough to support him. Another high-school pupil wanted her parents to divorce because her father was putting her under too much pressure to study.
GUANGDONG
Hornets kill gardener
A 21-year-old gardener died after he was attacked by giant hornets in Dongguan , Xkb.com.cn reports. Chen Feng, head of Kanghua Hospital's emergency department, said treatment of the victim was hampered when his ambulance became stuck in traffic for an hour. He died of organ failure 12 hours after being admitted to intensive care. Asian giant hornets, Vespa mandarinia, kill dozens of people on the mainland each year, particular in central provinces. It was the first death in Dongguan by hornet sting in more than five years.
Girlfriend slashed
A severely injured woman who was stabbed by her boyfriend in Guangzhou on Saturday has regained consciousness and told police the two had quarrelled before the attack, Xkb.com.cn reports. She was beaten by her boyfriend after she refused to give him more money while gambling at home. Her brother, who was at home at the time and also stabbed, remains in a coma. The woman suffered a number of deep cuts and lost two fingers on her left hand. The boyfriend has not been found.
Hunan
Honesty pays
A grocery shop in a Changsha residential community with no shop assistant is making a profit two years after opening, the Sanxiang Metropolis Daily reports. The shop stocks more than 1,000 items with the price tags attached. Customers leave money in an "honesty" box. The most expensive item is worth about 600 yuan. The shop owner said she made several thousand yuan a year.
Rule targets barbecues
Provincial authorities have drafted a regulation to curb air pollution that will raise fines for factories and vehicles, the Sanxiang Metropolis Daily reports. It also contains a provision for fines of up to 2,000 yuan for open-air barbecues.
JIANGSU
Teen's sentence cut
A teenager, 17, in Wuxi has seen his prison sentence for robbing a convenience store reduced from three years to 22 months Chinanews.com reports. The teen was armed with a knife and made off with 300 yuan last year. On Monday, the court reduced his sentence after considering his age and cooperative attitude.
Web addict in hospital
A migrant worker suffering from seizures was rushed to hospital in Suzhou after spending two straight days in an internet cafe, the Yangtse Evening News reports. Staff at the cafe said the man had previously coughed up blood after spending extended hours there. Doctors at the hospital said they treated seven or eight such cases a year.
Shaanxi
Bid to reverse water
Xian has blocked more than 2,000 wells since 2011 in an attempt to raise groundwater levels, Xinhua reports. The move is also part of a broader effort to prevent the further tilting of the city's Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, a Unesco World Heritage Site. Construction of the pagoda began in 652AD and withstood an earthquake of 1556, the deadliest yet recorded. It leans a metre to the northwest.
Illegal gunmakers busted
Police in Yulin have arrested two men for making guns with parts they bought online, Xiancn.com reports. One suspect, 31, bought metal parts that could be assembled into two guns, as well as 1,200 bullets, through different online shops over three months. The other suspect was also found of spreading information on how to assemble guns. The two were arrested for illegal firearms possession.
SHANDONG
Woman delays traffic
An apparently mentally ill woman caused a traffic jam in Yantai at the weekend when she started dancing at an intersection, forcing cars to stop and pedestrians to curse, Iqilu.com reports. The woman eventually ran off after police arrived at the scene.
Baby abandoned
A 20-day-old baby girl in poor health was abandoned at Qilu Hospital in Jinan after her father left her with a nurse in the emergency ward, Iqilu.com reports. Doctors said the infant had a congenital heart defect, and two circular wound marks were found on her head. A representative of the hospital said the girl would be sent to an orphanage after her condition stabilised. Police are searching for her parents.
Zhejiang
iPhone runaway
A 15-year-old middle school pupil in Hangzhou ran away from home after his mother refused to upgrade his iPhone 5s to the latest iPhone 6, the Qianjiang Evening News reports. The pair quarrelled on the way to the son's boarding school after the mother refused to give him 3,000 yuan for a new phone. The school contacted the mother when the son did not show up for class. Police found him that night in Gongshu district.
Queues and pees
A primary school in Hangzhou with 740 pupils was found to have just a single toilet, with queues often forming with more than 200 pupils and teachers between classes, the Qianjiang Evening News reports. Some pupils have gone as far as to refuse to drink water during class to avoid waiting in the long lines. The school is trying to work around the problem by arranging restroom schedules for different classes and grades. The principal said the school was built in the early 1980s, and was not equipped to handle such a large number of students. He did not say whether other bathrooms would be built, or portable toilets installed.


Maid thought expensive watches were trash; honesty pays at shop with no staff; boy runs away after iPhone refusal

Customers wait in front of a shop to buy Apple's latest smartphones. A student in Hangzhou ran away from home after his mother refused to buy the latest iPhone 6. Photo: Xinhua

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A father has been jailed for five years by a local court in Susong county for killing his schizophrenic daughter, the Anhui Business Daily reports. The man told the court his daughter's condition had not improved since she was diagnosed in 2006.
