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Australian man appears in court after admitting he lied about his dog's kidnapping

Xinhua, April 6, 2017 Adjust font size:

An Australian man appeared in court here on Thursday after admitting that he had lied to police about the death of his dog.

The man, Quishi Xia, 29, faced the court after being charged with falsely reporting to police that the dog had been kidnapped along with his backpack and wallet by three thieves with knives in February.

But the attack did not occur, as Xia invented the story so that he would not have to tell his girlfriend the truth.

At the time, the story received nationwide attention as media outlets across the country reported on the "dog-napping" of the 14-week-old Pug puppy named "Egg," until it was later revealed to be a hoax.

Xia was contrite as he faced reporters outside the Burwood Local Court on Thursday and said he did not want his girlfriend to find out the truth as this was the second dog they owned together that had passed away.

"I did all this to cover the fact that our dog died," Xia said.

Police discovered the ruse when they assessed CCTV footage of the location at Sydney's Olympic Park. Endit