China wife sets sex worker trap for sham husband in bid to divorce him, pocket bride price

A woman and her accomplices in China have been handed jail terms after they set a visiting-a-prostitute trap for her husband.

According to the crime ring’s meticulously planned marriage scam, if the groom was detained for doing so, the woman could file a divorce and would not be required to return the bride price.

In China, the bride price is given by the man prior to their marriage as a traditional wedding ritual.

However, the vigilant groom did not fall into the trap and called in the police, the Shanghai Morning Post reported.

The case was heard earlier this month by a court in Longli county, Guizhou province, southwestern China.

The woman, surnamed Xiong, and her boyfriend, surnamed Li, were in debt at the beginning of this year.