莱斯特警方破获莱大中国留学生自导自演假绑架案
[来源:Leicester Mercury 英文新闻 12月27日][url]http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/news/Student-faked-kidnap-pay-gambling-debts/article-3040721-detail/article.html[/url]
Student faked his own kidnap to pay gambling debts
By dan martin
A student with massive gambling debts tried to pay them off by telling his parents he had been kidnapped and needed a £60,000 ransom.
But his mother in China contacted the country's authorities who got in touch with Leicestershire police who discovered his lies, a court heard.
Qing Jing Mao lost more than £70,000 after spending up to 10 hours a day in a casino while studying economics at the University of Leicester.
Kwok Wan, prosecuting, told Leicester Magistrates' Court: "He had been completely supported by his parents but unfortunately it appears he has become addicted to gambling.
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"With that in mind he hatched a plot to obtain money from his parents."
Mr Wan said that, on September 21, Mao, of Highfield Street, Leicester, told his mother in China that he was being kidnapped and said a ransom of £60,000 should be paid into his bank account.
He said that Mao then changed his mind, realising what he was doing was wrong, and told her not to go through with the transaction.
"Unfortunately he did not tell her that what he had said was false." Mr Wan said.
His panicking mother contacting the Chinese authorities which led to the investigation in Leicestershire. Mr Wan said: "While all this was going on Mr Mao was enjoying himself at the local casino.
"The police found him at home at 9pm."
Mr Wan said 14 hours of police time had been wasted and a detective chief inspector was put on the case.
He said: "Other operations would have been compromised by officers being pulled off them."
The 20-year-old admitted wasting police time by making a false report of a crime when he appeared in court on Thursday.
Jonathan Holt, defending, said: "My theme will be one of staggering stupidity.
"This should never have happened."
He said Mr Mao had completed the first year of his course with respectable marks and during the summer holiday had been taken to a casino by a friend.
He made £10,000 on his first trip to the casino – but then lost £80,000 in just a few months.
Mr Holt said: "Mr Mao realises he has thrown everything away. His entire future.
"He made an absolutely terrible decision that could only be made in such an unusual situation.
"It was the worst moment of his life when everything was crashing down around him.
"It was inevitable Mr Mao would be found out. Perhaps he realised that in the final phone call (to his mother).
"He said do not sent the money but he didn't say those vital words 'I am safe'."
Mr Holt said Mao was deeply ashamed and had been all but cut off by his parents who have pulled him out of his studies and are to take him home to China.
Magistrates gave Mao a community order barring him from going into any gambling institution in the UK for 12 months.
He was ordered to pay £85 costs.2 中文报道请见
[url]http://www.6park.com/news/messages/2199.html[/url] 留英中国学生赌债高筑 谎称被绑架向爹妈要“赎金”
新闻来源: 英中时报
据英国《英中时报》报道，英国莱斯特大学一名中国留学生赌债高筑，向父母谎称自己被绑架要赎金“买命”，实为要钱还债，日前在莱斯特民事法庭受审。
就读于莱斯特大学经济系二年级的中国留学生毛庆菁(Qing Jing Mao, 音译)沉迷赌博，每天在赌场里赌十几个小时，欠下七万英镑赌债。
但是除了父母出资供他留学外，毛庆菁没有任何收入来源。他想了一个办法，可以向父母一次性要一大笔钱，又不让父母知道他沉迷赌博。
今年9月21日，毛给他在中国的母亲挂电话，声称被人绑架，绑匪索要六万英镑赎金，必须立刻达到毛本人的银行账户上。
检察官郭云(Kwok Wan, 音译)在法庭上表示，毛庆菁马上意识到这样做很糟糕，又给母亲打电话说不要给他转账。但是毛庆菁始终没有告诉母亲事情的真相，因此心急如焚的毛妈妈在中国报了警，中方公安部门联络了英国莱斯特地区的警方。
而当警方和家长都把“绑架案”当真时，毛庆菁还在当地的赌场玩得不亦乐乎。
当晚九点，莱斯特警方在毛庆菁家中发现他本人，并拆穿了他的谎言。
郭云表示毛编的谎话浪费了警方整整14个小时的警力，一名侦缉总督察(Detective Chief Inspector)甚至被安排到这个专案组。其他案件的侦查工作也因为这个“绑架案”临时抽调警力而受到影响。
检察官表示毛在莱斯特大学经济系完成了第一年的学业，成绩很好，今年暑假一个朋友带他上赌场玩之后就此沉迷其中，第一次他在赌场里赚了一万英镑，但是在接下来的几个月中，他陆陆续续输了七万英镑。
12月23日，毛庆菁在法庭上承认自己谎报犯罪，浪费了警察的工作时间。他的辩护律师Jonathan Holt表示，毛的行为是“令人震惊的愚蠢”。
Holt说：“这样的事情本来不该发生，他意识到自己抛弃了一切，包括他的整个前程。”
“很显然他的谎言必然被揭穿，在给他母亲打的最后一通电话里，他说不用给钱了，但是忘记告诉她自己已经安全了。”
Holt表示毛庆菁对此深感羞愧，他的父母已经拒绝为他提供任何经济支持。他的双亲已经要求他停止学业，并马上要将毛带回中国。
莱斯特民事法庭判处毛庆菁禁止进入英国各种赌博场所12个月，罚款￡85。 天呐，我认识他... 人才..... 7万胖
怎么输的
我输到20胖的时候就心痛死了。。 欠赌场的钱还是得还的！不这样他也不会悔改！也许是件好事！希望他真正悔过
牛人
............. SHAME 意料之中....
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