Zhu Xiao told police that he wanted to drown his sorrows after being dumped by his girlfriend when the ATM swallowed his card while trying to withdraw some money. Given that he no longer had money to buy alcohol, the man made desperate attempt to recover the card. He went to work armed with a screwdriver, pliers and a meat cleaver. An hour later, he managed to remove the top of the machine.
The whole scene was captured by surveillance camera over ATM. The man will now have to pay a fine of $9,000.