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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.

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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, 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.

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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.

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