A chinese thief has returned a mobile phone and thousands of yuan he stole from a woman after she sent 21 touching text messages.

Pan Aiying a teacher had her bag containing her mobile phone,bank cards and 4900 yuan snatched by a man riding a motorcycle as she cycled home on this Friday (19.01.2007)Ms Pan first thought of calling the Police but she decided to try to persuade the young man to return her bag. After she sent 21 messages she found her bag on her door step on sunday morning.

ET dt 23.01.07