A woman from eastern China has confessed to taking 10,000 yuan (US$1,520) given as gifts at her cousin’s wedding banquet, according to a newspaper report.
The woman took the cash in red envelopes given to the bride while attending the event in Yingshang county in Anhui province, the Fuyang News reported.
The unnamed woman was quoted as telling police after she was arrested: “If I stole my cousin’s money, does it still count as stealing?”
The wedding feast was held in the town of Nanzhao and the bride discovered the money had been taken from a cabinet where it had been stored, according to the article. Only a handful of change had been left.
The police were called and after officers arrived the bride’s cousin quickly made an excuse and left.
“The two cousins’ relationship seemed very close so her quick departure didn’t look like normal behaviour,” a police officer was quoted as saying.