Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Man to pay for friend's death due to drinking

A court in Ningqiang county, Shaanxi province, ordered a man to pay 24,000 yuan ($3,512) as compensation to the family of a man who died of excessive drinking in his house.

The villager, surnamed Zhang, invited his friend, Zhou over to his house for a meal on Oct 7.

Zhou died that night. Doctors said excessive alcohol consumption killed him.

Zhou's relatives dragged Zhang to court, which ordered him to bear the responsibility for his friend's death.

Xi'an Evening News

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