Crazy stories of the day from a Beijing copy desk
Chopstick removed from stomach after 23 years
A man who swallowed a chopstick more than two decades ago finally had it removed on April 16, Wuhan Evening News reported on Wednesday. Huang, 52, swallowed the chopstick 23 years ago after a quarrel with family members. He suffered stomach pain and bloating until he had an operation last week to take out the 20-cm chopstick made of bamboo.
Sheep killer turns himself in to police
A man surnamed Wang in Yunxi county turned himself in to police days after he killed his two relatives’ 53 sheep out of revenge and left bloody characters that read “I killed the sheep” on walls. Due to economic disputes, Wang harbored a grudge against his two brothers. Out of revenge, Wang, who used to be a skilled butcher, decided to kill their sheep.