A man from Sichuan was recently sentenced to detention for two months and forced to pay 1,000 yuan (US$150.3) after he stole a banana, local newspaper reported.

On the afternoon of February 13, the thief, surnamed Bai, broke into Ms. Zhu's house in Mianyang City, Sichuan Province.

However, after looking around, Bai found no cash and only some jewelry, which he wasn't interested in.

Bai confessed that because he was hungry and sleepy, he took a banana on the table and fell asleep on a couch. After hearing the sound of an opening door, Bai jumped up from the couch and hid in a chest until being found 20 minutes later.

According to a police officer, Bai, 29 years old, is a local resident. Before the break-in, he'd quarreled with his wife and left home for several days. Since he had used up all his money, Bai attempted to steal some cash to buy food.

On April 20, Fucheng District People's Procuratorate initiated a public prosecution on Bai's case.

Wang Zhi, a chief judge of Fucheng District People's Court, said that a house is a private place for individual. Although Bai only stole a banana, burglary is a heavily punished according to Chinese law.

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