Jail for 'thirsty' man who drank blood in hospital

A Honk Kong man who knocked back two vials of blood after a drinking binge has been jailed for two months.

Li Man-yiu, 29, told a court yesterday he was "extremely thirsty" when he staggered into a hospital on September 13 for treatment for an injured toe.



Surveillance cameras showed Li "walk up to the laboratory counter, take three tubes containing blood samples, drink the contents of two and then dump the vials in the lift lobby.

The court accepted that Li had drunk the blood under the influence of alcohol, but jailed him after he pleaded guilty to theft.