China man jailed for punching & kicking woman who asked him to repay S$1.85 he borrowed 10 years ago

A man in Wuxi, China’s Jiangsu province, was sentenced to seven months in jail for attacking a woman who asked him to return 10 yuan (about S$1.85) he had borrowed more than a decade earlier.

The woman, surnamed Wang, was working at a vegetable market when a stranger, surnamed Xu, asked to borrow the money for an emergency, The Paper reported.

She ran into him at the market several times afterwards and asked him to repay her, but never got the money back.

Recognised him on a bus

In May 2026, Wang spotted Xu on a bus and asked him for the money again.

Xu, who had been drinking, denied borrowing it and insulted her.

The argument escalated into a physical altercation when Wang slapped Xu.

He slapped her back and kicked her in the upper body, knocking her back into her seat.

The bus driver stepped in, and Xu was about to get off when he turned back and punched and kicked Wang again, fracturing her sternum.

Admitted to borrowing the money after his arrest

Police arrested Xu after the incident.

He then admitted that he had indeed borrowed the 10 yuan from Wang.

A court sentenced him to seven months in prison for intentional injury.