Xinjiang. A young woman has been sentenced to six months in jail by a court for stealing cash and a gold bangle from her grandparents' house in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The court has also imposed a fine of 2,000 yuan on him. The girl has been identified as Chen.
The matter came to light when Chen stole about 20 thousand yuan in cash and a gold bangle from his grandparents' house. According to the report, his grandfather was sleeping in the house at the time of the incident. The stolen gold bangle was later sold, netting Chen more than 27 thousand yuan. He also spent this money.
earlier also accused of theft
The grandparents told the court that Chen had earlier taken away several valuables from their house. His allegation was that despite repeated incidents of theft, he first tried to convince and forgive him.
According to the elderly couple, they felt that their granddaughter wanted to achieve things without working hard. This time he took the matter seriously and decided to lodge a complaint with the police.
Granddaughter was confident of getting forgiveness
After the case reached court, Chen reportedly argued that he had taken money from his own grandparents and would be forgiven as it was a family matter. However, this time the grandparents refused to forgive him and continued legal action.
He said that the matter is not just about stolen money or jewelery but it is also necessary to stop repeated thefts.
The matter became a topic of discussion in China
After the matter came to light, debate started on Chinese social media also. Many people supported the grandparents' decision and said that kinship cannot justify theft. Some people described the decision to take the family's dispute to court as harsh.
Under China's criminal law, there is a provision for jail sentence in cases of theft of large amounts of money or repeated theft. In cases involving family relationships, different legal provisions may apply in some circumstances, but in this case the grandparents refused to grant waiver. The court ultimately sentenced Chen to six months in prison and a fine of 2,000 yuan.