Hand's across the sea

Hu's hand is it anyway?

 This is Hu Chi-yang (胡其揚), a Taiwanese businessman.  Mr Hu visited the PRC recently where he claims he was attacked by a gang which cut off his left hand.  Fortunately, he had taken out over NT$50,000,000 (about £1,000,000) in personal injury insurance just before his visit.

The PRC police investigated the attack.  Anaesthetic was found in Mr Hu's blood.  His DNA was found on a chopper picked up near where he was injured, and the owner of the nearby knife shop recognised Mr Hu as the person who had bought it off him.  After the gang attacked him, Mr Hu went home alone and did not call for help; his wife phoned the hospital later.  Nobody near the crime scene saw or heard anything unusual.  Hospital doctors said Mr Hu had rejected surgery to stitch the hand back on, and that the 16 parallel cuts to his hand would be difficult to explain unless he had held himself motionless and not resisted while the gang attacked.

Mr Hu's daughter is incensed, and says that her father would never sink so low as to try to defraud  insurers by chopping his own hand off.

Perish the thought.  

She has demanded that the PRC police return the hand at once.

Wednesday 30th November update:  Taiwan police have charged Mr Hu with attempted fraud.