A robber in Foshan vandalised 14 expensive cars in a residential compound and stole valuable items from them in a night-time raid, the reports. Car owners and security staff were surprised the thief could damage the cars without tripping their alarms. CCTV footage showed the thief using a special tool to cut the cars' windows. He is still at large .

A 50-year-old man in Jiangmen was jailed for 13 years for robbing and assaulting four elderly women, the reports. A woman, 70, told police that a man robbed her of 100 yuan (HK$126) and tried to rape her. Three other victims reported similar incidents to police. Two were raped and robbed of 800 yuan. The local court also fined the man 20,000 yuan.

Hundreds of students were evacuated after a girls' dormitory caught fire at Guangxi Normal University in Nanning , the reports. The fire started in one dormitory on the seventh floor and soon spread to another dormitory next door. No one was injured and firemen extinguished the blaze. The school is investigating the cause.

Four young men in Fuzhou who killed two street dogs and skinned them in public have been criticised by residents for abusing the animals, the reports. The four beat the dogs to death with poles and butchered them. Residents asked them to stop and reported them to the residential committee.

A 13-year-old boarding school dropout from a wealthy family led a gang of dozens of teenagers in a series of robberies, the reports. Police said the boy also fled his family home with millions of yuan in assets. At first a few students were robbed near their school, then a nearby internet cafe was targeted. Police tracked down the young robbers but they all had to be to sent home because they were under 14, the age of criminal responsibility on the mainland.

A woman in Nanjing shot her former boyfriend to death in revenge over their break-up, the reports. The woman had been pregnant but she had an abortion as requested by the man. She then discovered he was dating other women. She asked a few friends to beat him up "to teach him a lesson" but he insisted on breaking up so she fetched a gun and shot him in the face. She faces intentional injury charges.

A woman in Huaian who suffered abdominal pain for seven years after giving birth is suing a hospital after doctors discovered her condition was caused by a piece of gauze left in her body from a previous caesarean section, the reports. The court heard the woman had been in constant pain and spent a lot of money treating her condition. Doctors discovered the piece of gauze while operating on what they thought was a malignant tumour. The court ordered the hospital to pay her 110,000 yuan.

A male vegetable seller killed a female hawker in a fight over space at a farmer's market in Yang county, near Hanzhong , reports. The two argued on the street over who arrived at the spot first. The man lost his temper and beat the woman until she was unconscious. The man fled and the woman, aged about 50, died. Police are searching for the man.

A deputy chief judge in Yulin was arrested after allegedly raping a female colleague, reports. The two had dinner after work. The woman got drunk and went to her dormitory to sleep, but the man allegedly followed her. Police are investigating.

A man fled after stabbing a 12-year-old schoolboy to death in broad daylight in Hangzhou , the reports. The boy was walking with other pupils to a tutorial class after school when the man suddenly attacked him. The other students rushed to get a teacher and called police. The man's motive is not known.