Repairman sentenced for theft
An air-conditioner repairman has been sentenced to one year in prison for stealing 5,000 yuan (US$750) in cash from a client’s home, police said yesterday.
The man, surnamed Fang, worked for Shifendaojia, a website where home services can be booked.
Fang was summoned to a client’s home in Yangpu District on April 12, and after he left, the client found that money was missing from his bedroom drawer.
Fang allegedly confessed to stealing the money after asking the client to clean the air conditioner’s filter in the kitchen.
Fang also served nine months in prison for theft in 2014, police said.