Woman Steps Outside During Dinner, Comes Back to Find Mysterious White Powder on Food

Woman Steps Outside During Dinner, Comes Back to Find Mysterious White Powder on Food
(L) File photo of a powder under going chemical testing. (MAURICIO LIMA/AFP/Getty Images) -- (R) File footage of a Chinese meal. STR/AFP/Getty Images
Daniel Holl
Daniel Holl
China reporter
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A man attempted to rob a woman by covering her dinner in a sedative after he tricked her into believing someone was outside her house looking for her, according to Chinese online news outlet KNews. He claimed he needed the money for medical fees for his pregnant wife, who was soon to deliver.

The woman, surname Xu, called the authorities after she found the powder on the evening of June 25. Police in Suzhou City of China’s Jiangsu Province inspected her security camera footage and found that her neighbor, surname Li, was the only person to enter the apartment while Xu had stepped out.

Daniel Holl
Daniel Holl
China reporter
Daniel Holl is a Sacramento, California-based reporter, specializing in China-related topics. He moved to China alone and stayed there for almost seven years, learning the language and culture. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
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