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Reuters Court pardons smitten bra burglar Tue Dec 13,12:53 PM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese man who repeatedly broke into the home of a neighbor he secretly loved, at one point sneaking out with a bra and so me photos, has been let off the hook by a Chinese court, Xinhua news age ncy said Tuesday.
Click Here The man confessed to breaking into the woman's home five times, including once while she was sleeping, though he had fled as soon as she woke up, Xinhua said. But the court in Harbin, capital of northeastern Heilongjiang province, d ismissed harassment charges against the burglar. It heard that on the ti mes he entered the woman's apartment while she was out, he had washed he r dishes, done her laundry, left her snacks and even fixed her computer. "(The man) said he loved her secretly, but couldn't muster up enough cour age to speak to her. He placed a bet with his roommate that he would win her heart," Xinhua said, citing a report in the Shenzhen Daily. He once planted a note in the apartment reading: "Don't panic. He told the court he swiped the woman's MP3 player because it was in need of repair, but admitted he "took her bra and photos out of love for her ."
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