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Anhui

‘Haunted’ house

The family of a man who got a girl from Bozhou pregnant tried to scare her away from their village house by pretending to be ghosts at night, the news website Hf365.com reports. The boyfriend broke off contact after she told him she was three months’ pregnant. She went to the family’s home, discovered no one inside and decided to wait for him. At night, she would hear knocking sounds at the door but no one was outside. The power and water were later turned off. She learned the family had fled and were trying to scare her away to avoid responsibility for the child.

Bare foot air passenger

A passenger has been detained after getting into a row with a cabin crew member aboard a China Southern flight from Hefei to Guangzhou in Guangdong, People.com.cn reports. The man had a ticket for economy class but moved into an empty seat in premium class. He took off his shoes and put his bare feet against the back of the seat in front of him. When the flight attendant approached, he got into a verbal fight and grabbed her by the arm. Police detained the passenger when the flight landed.

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