Fee dispute over undisclosed murder

A man, surnamed Wang, who bought an apartment for 3 million yuan ($452,400) in Guangzhou demanded a refund after discovering it was the scene of a double murder three years ago. The seller agreed to terminate the contract after Wang protested, but the estate agent still demanded a 90,000 yuan brokerage fee, claiming that Wang had been informed of the crime. Wang refused to pay the fee, saying the agent had said only that people had died in the apartment, not that they had been murdered.

N A N FA N G M E T R O P O L I S DA I LY The sight of a man square dancing led to an altercation on Monday. A man, surnamed Cai, told police he slapped another man, surnamed Wu, because he was not comfortable seeing a man square dancing. Wu, 55, has been dancing Police in Suzhou have detained a housekeeper, surnamed Sun, for allegedly stealing luxury items worth more than 3 million yuan ($452,400) from her former employer of 10 years, surnamed Feng. Feng bought many luxury items, including jewelry and watches, but kept them unsecured in a cloak room. After being fired in 2015, Sun started entering Feng’s home through an unlocked side door to steal valuable items, which her son sold to a secondhand goods store. A police officer, posing as a buyer, bought a bag from Sun’s son that was found to belong to Feng. Police have recovered most of the stolen property.

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