A man was sentenced to four years in prison recently after he intentionally set fire to a bus, Beijing Times reported on Wednesday.
The homeless former prison inmate said he committed the crime intentionally, as he wanted to return to prison where food and accommodation are provided.
The 60-year-old, surnamed Wang, set fire to the driver's seat, causing passengers to panic, after boarding a bus in Beijing's Fengtai district in August. A local court sentenced him to four years in prison for arson.
Wang, who has been detained seven times for stealing and fighting in public and was once sentenced to 14 years in jail for robbery, confessed that life out of prison without a fixed residence or relative support made him miss his time in jail, so he committed the crime in the hope of returning to prison.
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263 Registration Number: 130349 
