Jimu News reporter Huang Zhong
Correspondent Huang Kun and Zhang Gaozheng
Many people have the habit of chewing betel nut. Because of his addiction to betel nut and his habit of "petty theft" since he was a child, a man in Yichang targeted the shelves of supermarkets and attacked them. The idea of āā"eating for free" came up. In the end, he paid the corresponding price for his gluttonous behavior.
things have to start from half a year ago. On May 6, the People's Procuratorate of Xiling District, Yichang City introduced that in November 2023, Xiong, the manager of a supermarket in Yichang, discovered that a bag of betel nut was missing under the cashier. After checking with the employee, he suspected that it had been stolen. In the afternoon, he checked the surveillance and found that it was Customers who bought buns in the morning had stolen them. After counting, it was found that a total of 19 bags of betel nut were stolen. After calling the police, the police quickly identified the suspect Wu Moumou and summoned him to the case.
Wu Moumou confessed to the crime of stealing betel nuts 19 times. After investigation, Wu Moumou would use the cover of buying lighters, drinks, cigarettes and other small-value commodities every time he went to the supermarket to steal. When the boss was not paying attention, he would secretly hide the betel nut under the checkout counter in the interlayer of his coat and quickly leave the scene. .
Wu Moumou said that he has been in the habit of petty theft since he was a child. After he succeeded in stealing once, he has always been lucky and looked for opportunities to steal betel nuts in supermarkets many times. In order to avoid alerting merchants, he only stole one bag at a time. , as of the incident, a total of 19 crimes were committed, and 19 bags of betel nut were stolen, worth nearly 1,000 yuan.
The prosecutor in charge said that according to Article 264 of the "Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China": Whoever steals public or private property in a relatively large amount, or commits multiple thefts, burglaries, thefts with weapons, or pickpocketing shall be sentenced to not more than three years in prison. Fixed-term imprisonment, criminal detention or public surveillance, and may also or solely be fined. Article 3 of the "Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Laws in Handling Criminal Cases of Theft" issued by the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate on April 2, 2013: Any theft three or more times within 2 years shall be deemed as "multiple thefts." The criminal suspect Wu Moumou has repeatedly stolen other people's property. His behavior violated the criminal law. The criminal facts are clear and the evidence is reliable and sufficient, which constitutes the crime of theft.
On April 17 this year, the Xiling District Peopleās Procuratorate launched a public prosecution and the criminal suspect Wu Moumou was sentenced to ten months in prison, suspended for one year, and fined RMB 1,500. At present, the relevant judgment has taken effect.
The prosecutor in charge reminded that residents should take the case as a lesson, further increase their vigilance, enhance their awareness of anti-theft, and take good care of their belongings. Store operators should further improve their awareness of regulations, pay attention to suspicious persons, and install cameras and alarm systems as much as possible to avoid property losses.
(Source: Jimu News)
