‘Never mess with a Chinese woman’: student chases Italy phone thief, attracts 2 million likes

Three students from China who chased a thief for 800 metres after the phone was stolen at a subway station in Italy have been praised for their bravery by netizens.

Koukou, a student from Yunnan in southwestern China, is studying architecture at the Polytechnic University of Milan.

On March 15, Koukou and her friends Bin and La, were riding the subway in Milan when a thief snatched Bin’s phone as the doors were closing.

Koukou quickly grabbed the door and shouted “stop” at the thief, and the trio chased him while Koukou filmed the pursuit.

After losing the thief at a transfer station, subway police joined the search.

Bin told officers that the thief was wearing all black. A passer-by also provided useful information.