Shocking security footage reveals gadget-hungry woman ‘biting through cables’ to steal iPhone
A WOMAN has been captured stealing an iPhone 14 from an electronics store in a bizarre new video.
The footage, which was captured in China, has gone viral on the internet.
In the clip, viewers see a woman, who is identified only as Qui, checking out an iPhone 14 Plus.
She appears to be shocked by the price tag, and shortly after is seen biting through the anti-theft cable.
After successfully biting through, Qui then throws the iPhone into her purse and leaves the store.
It’s not clear if the store is an official Apple establishment or a third-party electronics store.
According to reports, the iPhone 14 Plus Qui stole retailed in the China store for 7,000 yuan, or $960.
The staff noticed the iPhone was missing around 30 minutes after Qui had left the store.
Within a half hour, the security camera footage led police to arrest Qui outside her home.
Qui was honest with the authorities about stealing the phone after determining the price was too expensive for her liking.
According to police officer Zhang Jinhong, Qui wandered around the store for a bit to appear as if she were browsing.
What’s more, the store’s alarm actually did go off while she was attempting but the staff didn’t notice something was wrong, per Apple Insider.
Chinese social media users were quick to comment on the incident with mixed reactions.
“A dog’s bite,” one Weibo user said, per Yahoo News.
“The quality of the anti-theft cable must be bad,” another added.
“Yes you can chew it, but there are surveillance cameras everywhere,” a third Weibo user noted.