An elderly woman planted hair into her noodle bowl to scam a free meal in a restaurant in central China.

CCTV footage filmed in the city of Zhoukou in Henan Province on November 19, shows an elderly woman deliberately plucking a hair from her granddaughter's head and surreptitiously placing it in a bowl of noodles, priced at 8 yuan (£0.90).

She then asked the restaurant to waive the fee for the meal she had.

The restaurant owner, initially unaware of the deceit, complied with the request to waive the bill. However, later suspicions led to a review of the surveillance footage, revealing the truth of the matter.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

11月19日，河南周口。老人带孩子在一家米线店吃饭，中途从孩子头上揪头发扔碗里，随后找店家要求免单。店主称，当时给她们免单了，后来感觉不太对劲，就查了监控发现这一幕。老人动作很熟练，孩子看着像他孙女，未成年的样子，一碗米线才8元，感觉这样会把孩子教坏了。