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Man, 32, dies of excess drinking at own wedding

(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-08-03 09:52

The family of a man who died of excess drinking at his own wedding in Chengdu, Sichuan province, is demanding a 1.2-million-yuan ($175,696) compensation from the hotel where the reception was held.

During the wedding party on Sunday, the 32-year-old groom passed out after downing a "few extra" glasses of liquor. Hours later, he was found dead in his hotel room.

According to forensic experts, Zhang died of asphyxiation. In simple words, he choked on his own vomit.

Zhang's parents said the hotel staff should not have left their heavily intoxicated son alone in his room and should have phoned doctors, which they didn't.

(Tianfu Morning News)