A man has been jailed for one year after stuffing his girlfriend in a suitcase and covering her mouth with a cloth when she dumped him , according to the People 's Daily Online . The man , known only as Wang , tied up girlfriend Mu when she broke up with him at a hotel in the city of Xi'an in central China last June . He then bundled her into a wheelie black suitcase , before paying drivers to take him back to his home in the city of Shenyang in Liaoning province . But he was caught when the driver heard Mu 's muffled cries from inside the suitcase and contacted the police . Scroll down for video . CCTV footage showed Wang wheeling his girlfriend , stuffed in this black suitcase , out of the hotel in Xi'an . Wang promised his girlfriend he would 'treat her nicely ' when they returned to his home city of Shenyang . Wang had been dating his girlfriend for more than two years when he asked her to relocate to his home town of Shenyang . He had promised his girlfriend he would 'treat her nicely ' when they arrived and that he would hire a housekeeper . But when she rejected his advances , he hatched a plan to force her back to his home city . Wang said : 'When I tied her up , I told her `` I do n't want to do this but after this small discomfort , when we arrive back home , I will use the rest of my life to treat you well . I will employ a helper so you can live happily . '' It was on June 15 last year when Wang tied up his girlfriend and crammed her 5ft 3in frame into the suitcase . When he had wheeled her to the front of the hotel , he told the driver to head to his home city after paying him 5,000 yuan ( £542 ) . But he was exposed when the driver heard his girlfriend 's cries inside the case . Wang was arrested and taken into custody when the car reached Shenyang later that day . Wang was seen entering the hotel with Mu around 10am - five hours later he crammed her in a suitcase . Wang was filmed looking nervous as he exited the hotel trailing the heavy black suitcase behind him . Following his arrest , police discovered CCTV footage showing him and his girlfriend walking upstairs in the hotel following their alleged argument . The pair , who were walking metres apart from each other , could then be seen entering their hotel room just after 10am . But around 3pm , Wang was filmed looking nervous as he left their hotel room carrying a small bag , as well as a suitcase containing his girlfriend . He could then be seen straining as he dragged the suitcase down the corridor and out of the hotel 's front doors . In an interview with police , Wang said he and Mu were a couple , but confirmed that Mu had wanted to break up . The Xi'an New District People 's Court said Wang had committed a serious crime of illegal detention , but after he confessed to his crime he was handed a one-year sentence .
Wang jailed for a year after gagging girlfriend and stuffing her in a case . He tied up Mu when she broke up with him at a hotel in city of Xi'an . Wanted her to relocate to his home in Liaoning province , in Shenyang . But he was caught when taxi driver heard Mu 's muffled cries in the case .