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Case of the bride and missing groom hard to believe but true

Metro | Courts
2009-7-31

A DIVORCE case unfolding in a Shanghai court has all the ingredients for a successful movie - romance, deceit, melodrama and tragedy. A groom disappeared the day before his wedding, leaving his blushing bride to...

Text abuse

Metro | Courts
2009-6-11

A WOMAN who sent her ex-husband hundreds of insulting text messages after their divorce has been ordered to apologize to him in writing and pay him 2,000 yuan (US$290) for causing mental anguish, the Putuo District...

Flat buyer wants breach penalty back

Metro | Courts
2009-6-11

A MAN who canceled his contract to buy an apartment has asked the developer to return the 100,000 yuan (US$14,640) of a penalty for breach of contract, a district court heard yesterday. The developer refunded 2.11...

Woman embezzled to repay son's debts

Metro | Courts
2009-5-12

A WOMAN who embezzled more than 2 million yuan (US$292,000) to pay her son's gambling debts was jailed for nine years yesterday. The Putuo District People's Court said Yao Hengyu, 60, abused her position to embezzle...

Necklace theft gets 3.5 years

Metro | Courts
2009-4-14

A domestic helper from quake-hit Sichuan Province stole a gold necklace worth 6,246 yuan (US$914) from her employer by pretending to be an intruder carrying out a break-in. Wang Yanzhen, 39, was sentenced to three-and-a-half...

Prison terms for gambling gang

Metro | Courts
2009-2-16

TWENTY defendants in Shanghai's biggest online soccer gambling case were sentenced to up to six years in prison yesterday, the Putuo District People's Court announced. The betting syndicate's stakes exceeded...

Visa debacle in court

Metro | Courts
2009-1-22

A WOMAN is seeking compensation from a local ticket agent of the European Railway Group because the agent hadn't warned her of visa problems. The Putuo District People's Court heard the case yesterday without...

Defendants confess to soccer bets on Internet

Metro | Courts
2009-1-19

ALL 20 defendants in Shanghai's biggest online soccer gambling case admitted their guilt at a court hearing yesterday. The betting stakes exceeded 6.6 billion yuan (US$965 million), and the gang earned more than...

Thief sentenced

Metro | Courts
2009-1-7

A JEWELRY store employee who stole diamonds worth 60,000 yuan (US$8,776) was jailed for two years with probation by the Putuo District People's Court yesterday. Zhao Li, 25, was hired as a shop assistant in May...

Jail for hoaxer

Metro | Courts
2008-12-2

PUTUO District People's Court yesterday sentenced a man surnamed Wang to eight months in prison for inventing terrorist information. Wang lost about 700 yuan (US$102) playing slot machines in a gaming parlor....