Beijing: A former prison inmate in China intentionally set fire to a bus so that he could return to jail where food and accommodation are provided.
The 60-year-old homeless man was sentenced to four years in prison recently by a local court for setting the bus ablaze.
The man surnamed Wang said he committed the crime as he wanted to return to prison to avail the facilities of food and accommodation, China Daily quoted Beijing Times as reporting.
Wang has been detained seven times for stealing and fighting in public and was once sentenced to 14 years in jail for robbery, the report said.
The 60-year-old homeless man was sentenced to four years in prison recently by a local court for setting the bus ablaze.
The man surnamed Wang said he committed the crime as he wanted to return to prison to avail the facilities of food and accommodation, China Daily quoted Beijing Times as reporting.
Wang has been detained seven times for stealing and fighting in public and was once sentenced to 14 years in jail for robbery, the report said.
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