A mainland Chinese man suffered losses of 500,000 yuan from virtual currency investments and, after his complaints went nowhere, traveled to Hong Kong to plan suicide—but was intercepted before carrying it out.
ME News Report, May 16 (UTC+8), a 34-year-old man from mainland China previously traded on a certain cryptocurrency platform, suffering an investment loss of about 500k RMB, and repeatedly complained to the platform without success. On May 14, the man posted on the platform, planning to go to Hong Kong to commit suicide. Law enforcement authorities, after investigation, intercepted him at a fast-food restaurant at noon that day, and found a lighter and suspected gasoline on him. He was detained on charges of "possessing items with the intent to damage property." He is currently in custody for investigation, and no one was injured in the case. (Source: PANews)