A 61-year-old man surnamed Ma chops at a tree in a botanical garden in Dongguan, Guangdong Province last Friday in order to be jailed because he said he wanted free lodging and food. Ma cut down two trees and was stopped by police as he hacked at a third one. He told police, who granted his wish to be jailed, that his children had deserted him and he was making a meager living by selling stolen wood. Photo: Dongguan Times
