Vietnamese passenger jailed for stealing life vest from airplane.

A Vietnamese passenger has been jailed for 15 days for stealing a life vest and three pairs of headphones on a recent flight from Saudi Arabia back to Vietnam.

The passenger was identified as a 35-year-old woman surnamed Nguyen from Hanoi. She was transiting through Hong Kong on her flight from Saudi Arabia to Vietnam on November 6th on a Cathay Pacific flight. Airport staff discovered a life vest and three pairs of headphones in her bag at the security scanner, according to Headline Daily.

Tssuen Wan Court, Hong Kong - where the passengers are required to appear. Photo: Coconuts.

She appeared in court at Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong on November 7th for theft. During the trial, the judge reminded her that stealing a life vest could endanger the lives of others and declared her guilty. She confessed to stealing out of greed and received a 15-day prison sentence.

This is not the first time passengers have taken life vests from airplanes home. In 2015, a Chinese passenger was brought to court in Tsuan Wan district, Hong Kong, after taking a Cathay Pacific life vest worth HK$360 (approximately VND 1 million). The passenger was convicted and fined HK$2,000 (nearly VND 6 million).

According to VNE