China woman arrested for stealing fish bone waste to feed restaurant staff and customers
‘Cheerful and friendly’ elderly boss of ‘cheap’ eatery accused of being a serial leftover thief; arrest divides online opinion
A 66-year-old Chinese restaurant owner in Japan has been arrested for stealing 30kg of fish bone waste worth 210 yen (US$1.4).
On November 28, Japanese police charged the woman on suspicion of theft and trespass, while publishing the arrest footage showing her mask-wearing face and name.
The woman, surnamed Wu, has been accused of breaking into the Toyosu Market’s seafood wholesaler building late at night on November 21 and stealing tuna loins and bones.
According to Tokyo police, a surveillance camera captured Wu arriving on her bicycle at the collection point of a company that buys fish bones.
She is accused of placing the loins and bones in the basket of her bicycle and in a styrofoam container.
Wu was spotted allegedly stealing again on November 22 and was arrested after market staff saw her appear for a third time on November 26.
Wu and her husband run a Chinese restaurant that serves sashimi and Chinese cuisine that contains seafood. Their eatery is about 1.5km away from the market.
