Police detained a woman in Northeast China's Changchun for
tearing open an ATM machine with her bare hands on Thursday after
claiming it swallowed her debit card, Xinwenhua News reported on
Tuesday.
However, a bank clerk said
they found no cards within the machine.
The suspect was taken to a
local mental facility after police ordered she undergo a
psychiatric evaluation.
A witness said Lin began
pounding the ATM at a subway exit,claiming the machine ate her card
after failing several times to withdraw cash. She pulled off the
frame, and rolls of receipt paper could be seen inside the damaged
machine.
Surveillance footage shows she
managed to disassemble the machine within a matter of
minutes.
- AsiaOne